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This is a job posting for at administrative assistant position, which is generally not considered a prestigious or high-paying role. While the attitude display
by wtracy 12y ago
This is a job posting for at administrative assistant position, which is generally not considered a prestigious or high-paying role.
While the attitude displayed in that discussion is very frustrating and disappointing, it's not really equivalent to women getting passed over for high-paying engineering or management roles.
- imaginenore 12y agoWhat difference does it make if it's a low- or a high-paying position? Is there a cutoff salary where, in your strange opinion, these rules should apply? If so, please, name that salary, and explain where that number came from.
- wtracy 12y agoYou misunderstand me. If a woman is denied a $80k job oppportunity and forced to take a $30k job instead, she has suffered a direct $50k/year financial loss. If a man is pushed out of one $50k job into another $50k job, he has suffered no direct financial loss. They both absolutely do suffer a loss in esteem and quality of life, and neither one is okay. But equating a handful of "women only" entry level jobs to an industry-wide glass ceiling that puts an effective cap on certain people's salaries is missing the forest for the trees.
- jiggy2011 12y agoThe GGP post describes a "personal assistant to CEO" position, in a large company these positions can be very well paid. It's also easy to argue that discrimination in lower paid fields could actually be more harmful. Taking a $50k job rather than a $80k job is less painful than being unemployed vs taking a $30k job.