Equal pay in 1896: The trail-blazing women of Kew Gardens

Re:Equal pay in 1896: The trail-blazing women of Kew Gardens by dstrohmaier on Friday March 08, 2019 @02:43AM (#19335863)

No they have not been and they were not paid the same because of sexist discrimination. Here is one article discussing the historical reduction (not eliminiation) of the gender pay gap: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13524-014-0320-...

As the article argues, the reduction is largely due to a reduction in the "unexplained part", which is usually attributed to discrimination.

You can also find other sources on Wikipedia suggesting your claim is wrong: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male–female_income_disparity_i...

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Re:Equal pay in 1896: The trail-blazing women of Kew Gardens by black-tea on Friday March 08, 2019 @07:38AM (#19336988)

I just don't understand how any thinking person can argue this. If women were actually taking less money for the same output then why would anyone hire a man? Discrimination surely exists, but do you really think that not one single company ever would take advantage of this fact to become successful?

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Re:Equal pay in 1896: The trail-blazing women of Kew Gardens by nicc on Friday March 08, 2019 @09:33AM (#19337750)

Forget it.

The mob has flagged all dissident comments. It's over.

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Re:Equal pay in 1896: The trail-blazing women of Kew Gardens by black-tea on Friday March 08, 2019 @09:52AM (#19337928)

Indeed.

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