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I think superficially, that statement might be true. The caveat is that it's not an apples-to-apples comparison, and indeed the mistake a lot of people make is
by FartyMcFarter 4y ago
I think superficially, that statement might be true.
The caveat is that it's not an apples-to-apples comparison, and indeed the mistake a lot of people make is to imply (or outright say) that this means women are paid 30% less for the same work.
- tgv 4y agoBut strictly literal, what you call "superficial", truth is bad in itself. If someone were to publish "X, who's been called a paedophile by some" or "of Y origin, an ethnic group some claim has a reduced IQ/less hygiene/eats foetuses for breakfast", would you shrug and say "yeah, some would say that"? In general, there's more to text than the literal meaning. Text suggests, and an institution like the BBC knows that.
- shapefrog 4y agoBy some estimates, that statement might be true.
- xwolfi 4y agoI dont know, people are paid what they ask weighted down by what can be given for the same work on the market. If women were accepting less pay, you d have entire corporations trying to get rid of men to make room for cheaper women. The reality must be that women and men gravitate towards different jobs and different hours per week. The good thing is that most men and women can unite and create a balance to average their revenue across a couple. My wife is paid more than me but she's doing a job I cant do and she wouldnt even consider doing mine... like, is that bad ? Hard to say, we just balance it out.