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Gender gap question re:GOP strategy

Posted on 3/15/17 at 10:40 am
Posted by ballscaster
Member since Jun 2013
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Posted on 3/15/17 at 10:40 am
Obviously the gender gap situation rests at the following fact(s): Men in the United States earn more money than women earn, while men and women get paid the same when they do the same jobs and have the same qualifications.

Given this, and given the agenda-driven narrative from the left that women are at a respective disadvantage, why don't GOP legislators introduce and pass a bill mandating equal pay for equal work? Of course it's an ineffective bill, but isn't that a win for the GOP? It solves the perceived problem, and the GOP forever can take credit for solving it.
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 3/15/17 at 10:42 am to
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why don't GOP legislators introduce and pass a bill mandating equal pay for equal work?


equal work or value is subjective

2 people can have the same roles and/or titles, but one can be valued more to the company and thus deserve higher pay
Posted by Wtodd
Tampa, FL
Member since Oct 2013
67532 posts
Posted on 3/15/17 at 10:43 am to
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why don't GOP legislators introduce and pass a bill mandating equal pay for equal work?

Already exists
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
67282 posts
Posted on 3/15/17 at 10:46 am to
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Given this, and given the agenda-driven narrative from the left that women are at a respective disadvantage, why don't GOP legislators introduce and pass a bill mandating equal pay for equal work?


The reality is that even when men and women work the same job, men on average work more hours and take far fewer days off. Also, due to the responsibilities of child rearing, women typically have less experience on the job. Men often end up making more because they work more hours, take fewer days off, and typically have more experience.

What GOP lawmakers should do is flank the left by pushing for employers to offer at least a base level of paid parental leave time when a full time employee has a baby. Both fathers and mothers should be eligible, but with the caveat that fathers are only eligible if they are married to the mother.
Posted by GumboPot
Member since Mar 2009
119458 posts
Posted on 3/15/17 at 10:51 am to
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why don't GOP legislators introduce and pass a bill mandating equal pay for equal work?




That is so damn subjective the law would have no teeth. But sure, what the hell. Pass the damn law if it makes female lefties happy. But you know it won't.
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
135211 posts
Posted on 3/15/17 at 10:52 am to
Sounds like that would open every business up to massive amounts of litigation to solve a "problem" that has no basis in fact
Posted by TN Bhoy
San Antonio, TX
Member since Apr 2010
60589 posts
Posted on 3/15/17 at 10:57 am to
All your proposed solution would do is cause a bunch of stupid people to file a bunch of frivolous lawsuits.

And they would still whinge about the 'gender gap'.
Posted by poncho villa
DALLAS
Member since Jul 2010
17792 posts
Posted on 3/15/17 at 11:05 am to
Earning are different then wages.

Should a woman that works 30 hours a week earn the same as a man that works 40 hours a week?

When feminist bark about the wage gap, they are referring to earnings. Which makes no sense.

Women work less than men. Take more sicks days, take more vacation days. Men stay later and arrive earlier.
Posted by MFn GIMP
Member since Feb 2011
19502 posts
Posted on 3/15/17 at 11:20 am to
Because equal pay is already mandated by a whole host of other laws including the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Posted by Displaced
Member since Dec 2011
32738 posts
Posted on 3/15/17 at 11:24 am to
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Men in the United States earn more money than women earn
cannot be true if
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men and women get paid the same when they do the same jobs and have the same qualifications. 
Posted by BBONDS25
Member since Mar 2008
48937 posts
Posted on 3/15/17 at 11:29 am to
No thanks. I'd rather negotiate for my compensation and the compensation I pay others. I don't want the government setting some standard that negates the ability to negotiate.
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