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Men aren't supposed to make more money and the wage gap is in favour of women when you look at recent male vs female graduation rates simply because there are m

Men aren't supposed to make more money and the wage gap is in favour of women when you look at recent male vs female graduation rates simply because there are more educated women.

Spivak 3y ago
> wage gap is in favour of women Hahahahaha… no. You can argue that the wage gap is an imperfect metric and that it can't take into account certain advantages but it has not ever been in favor of women. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/03/01/gender-pay-gap-facts/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/03/01/gender-pa...
- cristiancavalli 2y ago
  Not sure why your valid point is being downvoted. You also brought a source which most people don’t bother. Kudos!
- tim333 3y ago
  I saw stats in the UK that for women who had not had kids yet the average pay was slightly higher in the same job than for blokes. Kids are the main thing that makes the difference.
  - Spivak 3y ago
    You're talking about the adjusted wage gap, not the wage gap. The adjusted wage gap measures sexism on an individual basis — all else being equal. The wage gap measures sexism on a societal basis, this is where the "explained" parts fall away. If 10% of the gap is explained by women having lower paying roles then that's good. Women aren't getting paid (that much) less for the same work. But it doesn't fix the issue of women systematically working lower paying roles or roles typically held by women being seen as less valuable. The straight wage gap has never been in favor of women. "Men and women make the same when you control for the variables that cause them to make less" isn't as applicable when you're talking about group dynamics.
pfisch 3y ago
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