theredlion

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by theredlion 7y ago
> Strangely enough you were the only one to bring up anything about laws being passed..... How else are you proposing that we mandate equal salaries? > Are you also opposed to the government forcing products like cigarettes to have di
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by theredlion 7y ago
The people bringing this sort of thing up are not pretending that men have not enjoyed advantages in the past and present. They are simply pointing out the occurrences on the other side. Just to point out that retributive social justice is
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by theredlion 7y ago
> Myers was amazed to find that a circle roughly 2,500 miles in diameter, when placed over the right part of Asia, could hold more than half the world's population. The above is from the article. It says radius in the title and diam
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by theredlion 7y ago
To tack onto this: I know of mid level managers who are eagerly pushing their female direct-reports to higher positions in far less time and under far less qualification requirements than male counterparts in similar roles. The exact reason
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by theredlion 7y ago
It certainly begins to play into the realm of Socialism when one advocates that there should be laws in place which mandate salary laws which restrict an individual's ability to negotiate for themselves. I'm not saying that you&#x
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by theredlion 7y ago
> Their salary shouldn’t be affected by their negotiation ability. I can't disagree more with this statement. Salary is a negotiation process between an employee and an employer. Employers are always trying to keep costs as low as p
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by theredlion 7y ago
Not just violating company policy; violating federal law. There is little congruence between C-level and workers at a large company. It doesn't take many levels of separation for that to occur. In this case, the discrepancy lies betwee
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by theredlion 7y ago
Nobody's begging you to believe me. I'm just typing what I know from those involved
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by theredlion 7y ago
It's not the companies that are proud of it per se. Not directly at least. The people who are proud of it are the ones directly involved, typically lower downs in HR or the public facing department. The message gets translated when com
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by theredlion 7y ago
Unless your company is blatantly paying women less, which is wrong, then there are more factors involved than simply sex and pay grade. Your second paragraph is completely logically disconnected from your first
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by theredlion 7y ago
I know a lot of people. This is based on conversations with those involved in the hiring process at various companies. They are proud of it and see it as not only a plus, but a social benefit, which causes people to be very boastfully vocal
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by theredlion 7y ago
That's an interesting question. I'm personally aware of several large companies in my area which, due to diversity pressure, blatantly discriminate in favor of minorities and women. The performance required from a white man in an