re: Wage inequality and women

great timing, this JUST popped up on my newsfeed

The Gender Gap is a Myth

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Consider, for example, how men and women differ in their college majors. Here is a list (PDF) of the ten most remunerative majors compiled by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. Men overwhelmingly outnumber women in all but one of them:

1. Petroleum Engineering: 87% male
2. Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration: 48% male
3. Mathematics and Computer Science: 67% male
4. Aerospace Engineering: 88% male
5. Chemical Engineering: 72% male
6. Electrical Engineering: 89% male
7. Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering: 97% male
8. Mechanical Engineering: 90% male
9. Metallurgical Engineering: 83% male
10. Mining and Mineral Engineering: 90% male

And here are the 10 least remunerative majors—where women prevail in nine out of ten:

1. Counseling Psychology: 74% female
2. Early Childhood Education: 97% female
3. Theology and Religious Vocations: 34% female
4. Human Services and Community Organization: 81% female
5. Social Work: 88% female
6. Drama and Theater Arts: 60% female
7. Studio Arts: 66% female
8. Communication Disorders Sciences and Services: 94% female
9. Visual and Performing Arts: 77% female
10. Health and Medical Preparatory Programs: 55% female

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great timing, this JUST popped up on my newsfeed

The Gender Gap is a Myth

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The White House should stop using women’s choices to construct a false claim about social inequality that is poisoning our gender debates. And if the President is truly persuaded that statistical pay disparities indicate invidious discrimination, then he should address the wage gap in his own backyard. Female staff at the White House earn 88 cents on the dollar compared to men. Is there a White House war on women?

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Amazing.

No Feminists in a House Fire

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SlowFlowPro

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I posted a link to that on the first page. I should've shared some text like you did, because everyone kept going on about time missed for cramps instead of grasping the real picture.

Women could be paid MORE than men in most fields where male/female numbers are about equal and the fact that men by and large choose better paying careers will still put the overall numbers ahead in their favor. Marine engineering is worth more than counseling psychology. It's just the way things are.

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Take 12 weeks off as a male for child birth and see how long you last when you get back

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Exactly!

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yup.