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For the whole quote: > But in 22 of the 250 metros examined in the analysis, women’s salaries are on par or better. Why do women out-earn men in highly specif
by Semaphor 4y ago
For the whole quote:
> But in 22 of the 250 metros examined in the analysis, women’s salaries are on par or better. Why do women out-earn men in highly specific areas of the US – and do promising figures in certain areas mean the wage gap could be slowly closing?
Which makes it clear that parent is trying to flame bait.
edit: OP -> Parent
- Spivak 4y agoAlso the GP is just a misunderstanding of what it means for the wage gap to close. It should be equally as likely that a woman makes more than a man in a given position than the reverse. Finding cases where women out earn men is promising because if all things were equal that’s to be expected sometimes. If across location, time, and field about half the time women make more and vice versa then we’re doing great. Closing the wage gap doesn’t mean “when you control for a bunch of stuff women make the same as men” that’s closing the unexplained gap. It means women as a as a whole make the same as men as a whole.
- P5fRxh5kUvp2th 4y agoWhen you say OP are you referring to the poster you responded to or the article author? It's not clear.
- Semaphor 4y agoThe comment I replied to. Changing to parent.
- P5fRxh5kUvp2th 4y agook, thank you. The context seemed to imply the parent, but OP to me implies the person who posted the link so it wasn't clear what you meant.
- jgilias 4y agoGenuinely curious here, how does qualifying “highly specific” in the original quote by adding the following sentence back to it: > But in 22 of the 250 metros examined in the analysis, women’s salaries are on par or better. change anything about it? Irrespective of OPs position.
- Semaphor 4y agoIt makes clear that women out-earn men in highly specific areas, but there is parity in certain areas.