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It's relevant, because it shows that even if there's no workplace discrimination, pay gap is still there. Thus there's no point in chasing down single-digit pay
by mantas 9y ago
It's relevant, because it shows that even if there's no workplace discrimination, pay gap is still there. Thus there's no point in chasing down single-digit pay gap.
The only way to remove pay gap is to pay fixed salaries to everybody, regardless of performance. Which wouldn't be fair either.
- SilasX 9y agoHow do you know there's no relevant "workplace discrimination"? What if women are more likely to quit because customers are more likely to be jerks to women than to men (e.g. ask them to do illegal traffic maneuvers, eat in car, etc).
- mantas 9y agoNot standing your ground is not woman-explicit attribute. Although it is more common among women. And no, that's not workplace discrimination. That's ability to do one's job.
- rayiner 9y ago> It's relevant, because it shows that even if there's no workplace discrimination, pay gap is still there. Thus there's no point in chasing down single-digit pay gap. Your second sentence doesn't follow from your first sentence. The first sentence just implies that we need to look beyond immediate workplace discretion to other areas. E.g. the societal presumption that women will, by default, assume a larger share of childcare duties.
- mantas 9y agoI'm saying that even if we recreate entire society to handle men-women differences better, we'll still have gender pay gape either way. I don't believe it's possible to have 0% pay gap. Even in ideal world. Unless we'd implement that solution.
- TheCoelacanth 9y agoNo workplace discrimination is an unfounded assertion. If Uber riders are biased against women, they could be giving them lower ratings for the same, which would lead to them making less money.