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If two individuals perform exactly the same role, then yes, I think it's fairly clear that their compensation should be the same and that (in any progressive so
by jka 5y ago
If two individuals perform exactly the same role, then yes, I think it's fairly clear that their compensation should be the same and that (in any progressive society) it would be illegal for employers not to ensure that.
However, for environments where job offers are made individually and work tasks vary: would there be a problem with paying women more (or, equivalently, paying men less) until the gender averages become equal?
(in those latter environments, I don't think job output measurement is particularly precise as-is (I could be mistaken), so it seems like it should be a fairly easy for organizations to address it)
- llampx 5y agoInstitutional discrimination? Sounds like a great idea.
- jka 5y agoNo, I think it's a relatively simple, routinely offensive problem that few organizations solve, largely due to inertia and ego. We run lint and code style checkers on our codebases nowadays to avoid useless debate over details we shouldn't care about: I don't see why there is delay on equalizing pay and why it will be seen any differently in hindsight. Let's get it done, make it standard, and help free up everyone's time and mental energy to focus on more important problems.