throwaway92224

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   by throwaway92224 9y ago

   Right, but my point is that if you have actively experienced discrimination, you're less likely to judge the research as unwarranted. The research is warranted, but seems not to support the idea that discrimination is a major driver
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   by throwaway92224 9y ago

   Sometimes when you just accidentally find out a male coworker is making way more than you (for lower quality work even), then you don't have to search very far. This is not the smoking gun it appears to be. Men also encounter male co
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   by throwaway92224 9y ago

   Perhaps the shoe is on the other foot -- if we search fruitlessly for robust evidence of discrimination, why assume anything is wrong? Assume for a moment that we investigate and find that people do indeed have the same opportunities and th
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   by throwaway92224 9y ago

   People have careers today for the same reason they had farms or shops or a regular practice of hunting and gathering in former times: to support their own lives and those of their families. Whereas the motivation towards a career is conditi