Government regulation is actually the culprit here. Google is being sued by the Department of Labor for violating a gender discrimination regulation: https://w

Government regulation is actually the culprit here. Google is being sued by the Department of Labor for violating a gender discrimination regulation: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/apr/07/google-pay-disparities-women-labor-department-lawsuit https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/apr/07/google-pa... These companies behavior has nothing to do with the free market. It is a response to government regulation.