> The line that "went make X% as much as men" is widely spread It's not "widely spread", it's widely researched. Show me a study that explains the pay gap as o

> The line that "went make X% as much as men" is widely spread It's not "widely spread", it's widely researched. Show me a study that explains the pay gap as owing to mostly to behavior. You've provided post-hoc academic rationale, rather than something the average person would have been operating under. People simply do not make decisions the way you seem to be under the impression of. I'm sure the average slave owner used your explanation rather than believing that subset of the population was sub-human chattel. An example of a behavioral difference is salary negotiation, where assertive women are viewed negatively while a man chest-thumping is viewed positively. Tell that woman who took a lower salary because of cultural stigmas and traditions your rationale and see how far that goes. I've been in the room when a man waved off a woman because of such behavior. > You're asking me to prove a negative. I'm asking you to back up your claim with evidence, which you have thusly been unable to do. What you have done is nitpick specific details like that's a gotcha, rather than owing to statistics and population sampling.