Re:23% of bachelor's degrees and 43% of master's degrees hav...
by imtringued on Sunday May 12, 2024 @08:23AM
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Men aren't supposed to make more money and the wage gap is in favour of women when you look at recent male vs female graduation rates simply because there are more educated women.
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Re:23% of bachelor's degrees and 43% of master's degrees hav...
by pfisch on Sunday May 12, 2024 @09:14AM
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Ok, manosphere vlogger. I'm sorry all the mean women are coming to get your job.
Re:23% of bachelor's degrees and 43% of master's degrees hav...
by Spivak on Sunday May 12, 2024 @09:03AM
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> wage gap is in favour of women
Hahahahaha… no. You can argue that the wage gap is an imperfect metric and that it can't take into account certain advantages but it has not ever been in favor of women.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/03/01/gender-pa...
Re:23% of bachelor's degrees and 43% of master's degrees hav...
by tim333 on Sunday May 12, 2024 @10:30AM
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I saw stats in the UK that for women who had not had kids yet the average pay was slightly higher in the same job than for blokes. Kids are the main thing that makes the difference.
Re:23% of bachelor's degrees and 43% of master's degrees hav...
by Spivak on Sunday May 12, 2024 @12:04PM
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You're talking about the adjusted wage gap, not the wage gap. The adjusted wage gap sexism on an individual basis — all else being equal. The wage gap measures sexism on a societal basis, this is where the "explained" parts fall away.
If 10% of the gap is explained by women having lower paying roles then that's good. Women aren't getting paid (that much) less for the same work. But it doesn't fix the issue of women systematically working lower paying roles or roles typically held by women being seen as less valuable.
The straight wage gap has never been in favor of women. "Men and women make the same when you control for the variables that cause them to make less" isn't as applicable when you're talking about group dynamics.
Re:23% of bachelor's degrees and 43% of master's degrees hav...
by cristiancavalli on Monday May 13, 2024 @10:54AM
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Not sure why your valid point is being downvoted. You also brought a source which most people don’t bother. Kudos!