Hi, Deirdre, and everyone else,
> >
> > This flies in the face of almost every statistic I read. For example,
> > look at Working Woman's annual salary survey. You'll find that, with a
> > few exceptions, women in the same position doing the same job still earn
> > less than men. The ideas you cite below are based on the idea that
> > women choose lower paying jobs. The numbers I cite are comparing men
> > and women in the *same* job. Women still are coming up short.
>
> Actually, I've found that I have typically made the same, sometimes more,
> than my male counterparts. Last year, for example, I found that while I
> was being paid about 20k under market, I made 15k more than the
> next-highest paid person in the department.
You are citing anecdotal data about yourself. You are not typical, and the
logical leap you are making, that since you aren't discriminated against in
terms of salary that women as a rule must also not be, is not a valid one.
>
> That is correct. It also includes people who aren't on traditional career
> paths and never were (those who may not have worked prior to marriage).
The point of the Working Woman survey was that, for the most part, women in
the exact same job doing the exact same work as their male counterparts get
paid less than men, all things being equal. The inequality is strictly in
pay.
>
> When someone enters and exits the job market, that means they need to take
> jobs that don't require constant retraining. In other words, high-paying
> careers in high-tech are out for those people.
That is besided the point. Women who do *not* exit the job market still get
paid less, for the most part. Are you an exception? Sure. I've been one
too. That doesn't change the fact that there is ongoing bias and
discriminatory practices when it comes to salaries.
Regards,
Caity
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