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Back in the 1960's, many people argued that it was OK to pay a single women a lower salary than a married man for the same job - because the man was the breadwi
by MarkMc 6y ago
Back in the 1960's, many people argued that it was OK to pay a single women a lower salary than a married man for the same job - because the man was the breadwinner for his whole family.
These days most people believe in "equal pay for work of equal value". But only in relation to gender equality - they don't apply the same principle to remote work.
- emteycz 6y agoOf course, because remote work is absolutely different from work on premise, and the supply/demand profile is obviously different too, both unlike gender.
- MarkMc 6y agoI'm not talking about on-premesis work. I mean someone working remotely in San Francisco gets paid more than someone working remotely in Detroit. I'd be surprised if the supply and demand curves are in fact the same for each gender. But even as a hypothetical question - "suppose that women were more willing to do a particular job for lower wages..." - most people would still say that men and women should be paid equally.
- emteycz 6y agoHmm, how does that work? I am from Europe, so I don't have insight into US customs. But here nobody knows where I am - how could they pay me differently? Do you have to report your location (and be truthful) in the US?