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How do we fix this when the underlying cause is workers who prioritize their job more and have more years of experience get paid more?

• daenz 5y ago
  This is what "equity" refers to. It means that the playing field must be deliberately tilted to "counteract" any natural tilting. If that feels unfair, that's because it is, intentionally. But the counter argument is that it was already unfair from the start.
  • sokoloff 5y ago
    Is it unfair if choosing to prioritize career, working longer/harder at it, and becoming more skilled/productive at it is rewarded in the market?
  • tomp 5y ago
    Paying more productive people the same as less productive people is a great way to ensure there are no productive people.
• UncleMeat 5y ago
  What does it mean to prioritize a career? There are a lot of career obligations that aren't fundamental to productivity. For example, people are largely expected to go to an office and be physically present for eight consecutive hours. This makes certain kinds of childcare activities impossible. But if instead flexible hours or work-from-home were the norm, this choice would no longer be necessary and it no longer becomes a "one or the other" situation. Consider something like the idea that pumping at work is unprofessional. This is a 100% cultural thing. Pumping does not make somebody less productive. But if we don't consider this cultural influence we might just say "well women just choose to stay at home when they have infants and there is nothing we can do about that."
• missedthecue 5y ago
  If and individual makes the personal decision that some priority is more important to them than money, society should tell them they're wrong and give them the money anyway?