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Should interventions be made to reduce the gap?
by pixel_fcker 9y ago
Should interventions be made to reduce the gap?
- mlevental 9y agowhat exactly are you implying? is it that it'll correct itself naturally (free market forces) or that it doesn't need to be corrected?
- pixel_fcker 9y agoI'm implying that it doesn't need to be corrected.
- mlevental 9y agowhy do you think it doesn't need to be corrected? you don't see how an equitable distribution of resources between the sexes is much more productive for the whole? nm the morality of it.
- pixel_fcker 9y agoI believe strongly in an equal distribution of opportunity between the sexes. How would you propose fixing the gap that the paper describes? Simply paying women drivers 7% more? Would that be fair?
- mlevental 9y agoresources should be allocated to correct for this >The second factor is work experience. Even in the relatively simple production of a passenger’s ride, past experience is valuable for drivers. i.e. women should be given training to compensate for the a priori difference in experience. women should also be educated about this >hourly earnings on Uber vary predictably by location and time of week, and men tend to drive in more lucrative locations. the obvious question becomes why aren't women driving during more lucrative times. is it because those times are late nights during which it's potentially more dangerous for a woman driver. this is of course a systemic issue of a larger system. my point is that usually when someone claims "accidental/benign inequality" all one needs to do is expand the scope to discover the malignant root.
- KhanMahGretsch 9y agoThe free market already has one solution for this, imperfect as it may be. If an individual is the victim of criminal discrimination, they can seek legal council and determine if the case is prosecutable. I understand that this may not be economically viable for many; perhaps a collective focus on helping struggling individuals would help bolster support. A one-size-fits-all approach to equalising the playing field is a fool's errand, as it comes with massive costs both seen and unseen. Beyond the constitutionally-enforced right to not be criminally discriminated against, the remaining standards that lead to ever-improving equality-of-opportunity ought to be enforced socially.
- konschubert 9y agoA legal system is a form of regulation. Let's not let the "free market" claim credit for that.
- KhanMahGretsch 9y agoI'm referring to the legal system that enforces constitutional rights, which is a far-cry from the government imposing restrictions on voluntary transactions among private citizens. Laws that enforce your inalienable human rights to not be physically harmed or robbed, to be left alone, are always a good thing. The free market provides us with legal professionals (though the must be credentialed) who may be hired to fight a case with the best-interests of their client at heart. Depending on your jurisdiction, it may also allow for collective funding of individual legal cases. I am of the opinion that pursuing real-life cases of legitimate criminal discrimination, and allowing virtuous ideas to win a marketplace of ideas, is the superior path to fairness and freedom for us all. This is direct opposition to the intersectional-collectivism that focusses on the aggregate-experience of an entire population and suggest solutions that are framed in this false paradigm.
- prepend 9y agoThis is similar to the overall pay discrepancy between genders. It’s usually harder to find if the reason is discriminatory or not. But I have encountered people who favor pay equalization even in non-discriminatory circumstances. So I’m curious to learn more perspectives.