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Well... the pay gap between men and women is a well documented structural problem. You see it both relatively (equal competence, seniority and position) and ab
by kakwa_ 7y ago
Well... the pay gap between men and women is a well documented structural problem.
You see it both relatively (equal competence, seniority and position) and absolutely across the whole work force (women tend to have an harder time getting top positions).
The statistics may vary from country to country, but just as an example here in France, the overall gap is at ~25% while the gap even when considering equal positions and responsibilities is at ~12%.
- martin_a 7y agoFor Germany it's something like 22% with "uncleaned" data and somewhat like 6% (some statisticians even calculate it as low as 2%) for cleaned data. According to Wikipedia [0] the US seems to have something like 6-7%, too for cleaned data. Based on that her 30% sound like real bad negotiation and not asking for a raise regularly. But the article lacks detail information on this. Also, nobody knows that, maybe she is just not very good at her job and did not get a raise for that reason. She also only changed her job once since college, too. While her medical condition might make it harder to change jobs, I wonder how long this condition exists and whether this always was the reason not to look for a better paying job. All in all: Lots of reasons why she earns not as much as her colleagues, but probably no structural reasons. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_pay_gap_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_pay_gap_in_the_United_S...