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Re:Good news for Equal Pay Day: There is no gender pay gap by 1auralynn on Thursday April 12, 2018 @09:29PM (#16826441)
Right, but my point is that if you have actively experienced discrimation, you're less likely to judge the research as unwarranted. You can argue with my off-the-cuff example, but as you mentioned there are many documented cases of discrimination that are hard to argue with.

The 2-6% difference in wages (depending on which study you read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_pay_gap_in_the_United_S...) can still be very significant.

And of course we should continue to discuss all the other reasons women don't end up going into high paying jobs.

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Re:Good news for Equal Pay Day: There is no gender pay gap by throwaway92224 on Friday April 13, 2018 @01:26AM (#16827318)
Right, but my point is that if you have actively experienced discrimination, you're less likely to judge the research as unwarranted.

The research is warranted, but seems not to support the idea that discrimination is a major driver in the difference in career outcomes or lifetime earnings.

And of course we should continue to discuss all the other reasons women don't end up going into high paying jobs.

Why should we do that?

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