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> What interventions can be made to reduce this pay gap? I don't see how you could do this without rewarding inefficiency and inexperience. More efficient wor

> What interventions can be made to reduce this pay gap? I don't see how you could do this without rewarding inefficiency and inexperience. More efficient workers with more experience should absolutely get paid more than new workers that don't do as good a job. Our entire society is structured on this concept.

danjoc 9y ago
>I don't see how you could do this without rewarding inefficiency and inexperience. It's easy though. Just pay women more. Uber can take a smaller cut of your pay if you have two x chromosomes. Another approach would be to allow passengers to chose their driver's gender. More passengers will chose female over male drivers.
- aisofteng 9y ago
  That's wage discrimination and is illegal.
  - danjoc 9y ago
    And paying women less is legal? https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/equalcompensation.cfm https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/equalcompensation.cfm "The Equal Pay Act requires that men and women in the same workplace be given equal pay for equal work." "If there is an inequality in wages between men and women, employers may not reduce the wages of either sex to equalize their pay." Seems pretty straightforward. Pay has to be equal. Can't lower wages. Therefore, pay women more. Easy as pie.
    - Geeek 9y ago
      "for equal work" you missed the most important line. This paper is showing that they are not doing equal work. Not time wise nor trip wise.
      - danjoc 9y ago
        Women are making less money driving the same amount of time. The easiest fix is to pay women more. The technical fix is to auto report speeders (mostly men) to the cops for automated tickets. Since we're all about upholding the law here, Uber knows they are speeding and putting people at risk for a few bucks. Uber should report them to the authorities for proper penalties.
        Geeek 9y ago
        You really should read the paper. One of the factors influencing their pay is the amount of time spent driving, so no, they are not "driving the same amount of time". Secondly, nowhere does it say they are going above the speed limit only that they drive speedier.
        danjoc 9y ago
        An hour in the car is an hour in the car. It's the same amount of time. I'm not saying that women spend more hours in the car than men. Don't be deliberately obtuse. According to the paper, 50% of the wage gap is due to driving speed alone. The conclusion is that men are speeding more frequently than women. To level the playing field, all speeders could be auto reported to the proper authorities. Or, you know, just pay women more. It's a non-technical solution which requires no programming. Personally, I'd like to see Uber speeders reported/ticketed automatically. Uber is hiding evidence of institutionalized crime from the authorities, again. It's an old story at this point.
        T2_t2 9y ago
        That's... not what it says dude. > The conclusion is that men are speeding more frequently than women. Prove it! I'm not American, but I am pretty sure that the average speed of 19.532 mph for men and 18.760 for women makes speeding an unlikely explanation without some evidence I just can't see. Can you point me to where breaking laws is the explanation?
        9y ago

danjoc 9y ago

>I don't see how you could do this without rewarding inefficiency and inexperience. It's easy though. Just pay women more. Uber can take a smaller cut of your pay if you have two x chromosomes. Another approach would be to allow passengers to chose their driver's gender. More passengers will chose female over male drivers.

aisofteng 9y ago
That's wage discrimination and is illegal.
- danjoc 9y ago
  And paying women less is legal? https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/equalcompensation.cfm https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/equalcompensation.cfm "The Equal Pay Act requires that men and women in the same workplace be given equal pay for equal work." "If there is an inequality in wages between men and women, employers may not reduce the wages of either sex to equalize their pay." Seems pretty straightforward. Pay has to be equal. Can't lower wages. Therefore, pay women more. Easy as pie.
  - Geeek 9y ago
    "for equal work" you missed the most important line. This paper is showing that they are not doing equal work. Not time wise nor trip wise.
    - danjoc 9y ago
      Women are making less money driving the same amount of time. The easiest fix is to pay women more. The technical fix is to auto report speeders (mostly men) to the cops for automated tickets. Since we're all about upholding the law here, Uber knows they are speeding and putting people at risk for a few bucks. Uber should report them to the authorities for proper penalties.
      - Geeek 9y ago
        You really should read the paper. One of the factors influencing their pay is the amount of time spent driving, so no, they are not "driving the same amount of time". Secondly, nowhere does it say they are going above the speed limit only that they drive speedier.
        danjoc 9y ago
        An hour in the car is an hour in the car. It's the same amount of time. I'm not saying that women spend more hours in the car than men. Don't be deliberately obtuse. According to the paper, 50% of the wage gap is due to driving speed alone. The conclusion is that men are speeding more frequently than women. To level the playing field, all speeders could be auto reported to the proper authorities. Or, you know, just pay women more. It's a non-technical solution which requires no programming. Personally, I'd like to see Uber speeders reported/ticketed automatically. Uber is hiding evidence of institutionalized crime from the authorities, again. It's an old story at this point.
        T2_t2 9y ago
        That's... not what it says dude. > The conclusion is that men are speeding more frequently than women. Prove it! I'm not American, but I am pretty sure that the average speed of 19.532 mph for men and 18.760 for women makes speeding an unlikely explanation without some evidence I just can't see. Can you point me to where breaking laws is the explanation?
        9y ago