AnIdiot

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   by AnIdiot 8y ago

   > Which is a noble sentiment but simply doesn't happen in the business world (or in many other places). On the contrary, all the evidence I've seen points to discrimination being a very small part of the gender pay gap. The pro
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   by AnIdiot 8y ago

   I didn't do that. Merit is meant broadly to encompass many things.
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   by AnIdiot 8y ago

   That's true. But consider that in some majors such as software engineering there are 5 times as many men as women. If you try to hire women, your pool will be so much smaller you'll almost certainly choose worse candidates.
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   by AnIdiot 8y ago

   Of course that assumes you can select the best candidate from a pool. Feminists argue that there is bias that prevents this. However studies on the gender pay gap reveal that there's very little bias and most differences can be explain