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> Regardless of any other condition? Pretty much. There is no reason why one gender would suddenly become lazier or more productive than another gender, so equ
by gizmo 10y ago
> Regardless of any other condition?
Pretty much. There is no reason why one gender would suddenly become lazier or more productive than another gender, so equal pay looks like the sensible default position to me.
- sokoloff 10y agoOK, so how do you implement it? As an employer, how do I know how to trim the wages of the "overpaid" gender to make things balance out? Do I go by how the individual identifies, or their genetic composition? If someone takes a second job to help make ends meet, how do we notify their first employer to cut their wages appropriately?
- gizmo 10y agoIndividual employers can't fix this by themselves. They can -- and should -- minimize their contribution to the wage gap, but ultimately political change is needed as well. There are many studies on how to close the wage gap. For example see: http://www.epi.org/publication/closing-the-pay-gap-and-beyond/#epi-toc-2 http://www.epi.org/publication/closing-the-pay-gap-and-beyon...
- sokoloff 10y agoFrom a reasonably quick skim, that study seems to boil down to "All we have to do is simultaneously dramatically increase wages, decrease unemployment, increase hours, decrease employer flexibility, increase collective bargaining, and regularize undocumented workers." Seems easy enough; I wonder why no one's thought to do all those things together before...