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No, I'm saying the economy rewards the choices men make. Women get paid less because employers pay less in female-dominated fields.
by door5 7y ago
No, I'm saying the economy rewards the choices men make. Women get paid less because employers pay less in female-dominated fields.
- mpweiher 7y agoAlternatively: Women are free to choose professions without having to concern themselves about making money. Evidence: 1. Women make these choices more in richer and more egalitarian societies. Your explanation makes the opposite prediction and is therefore contradicted by the data. 2. Women care a lot more about how much a prospective partner earns. 2a. This is not due to women being "unable" to support a partner because they get paid less: the preference gets stronger the more a woman earns, not weaker. 3. Women care a lot more about predictable work, part-time work and no overtime, all of which depress earnings. (see https://scholar.harvard.edu/bolotnyy/publications/why-do-women-earn-less-men-evidence-bus-and-train-operators-job-market-paper https://scholar.harvard.edu/bolotnyy/publications/why-do-wom... )
- cal5k 7y agoMost household purchasing decisions are made by women: https://hbr.org/2009/09/the-female-economy https://hbr.org/2009/09/the-female-economy "The economy" rewards those who produce goods/services that others find valuable. It's pretty bizarre to claim that the economy itself is somehow sexist, particularly when women make many of the purchasing decisions that drive demand.