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Playinghardball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 09:39 AM Original message |
Whoa: Women Have To Have A PhD To Make As Much As Men With A BA |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
1. thanks for the info. nt |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
2. Went to read TFA, but there is no 'there' there. |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 09:50 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. many women don't do that, yet they still make less money than their male counterparts n/t |
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kick-ass-bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 10:23 AM Response to Reply #4 |
59. I agree with him to the point that there is no meat to the pic |
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frazzled (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 10:03 AM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Wow, and they call this a progressive board |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 10:09 AM Original message |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 10:11 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Adjust for the careers chosen, the hours worked and the time in the career. |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 10:58 AM Response to Reply #8 |
18. I know. |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-18-11 09:49 AM Response to Reply #18 |
115. My wife and I are good examples |
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demmiblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 10:11 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Here you go: |
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demmiblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 10:20 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. A quote from the study: |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 10:41 AM Response to Reply #2 |
13. I never "sat out" and still made less than my male peers, though I was often top performer. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 11:25 AM Response to Reply #2 |
21. It has NOTHING to do with having children |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 09:52 AM Response to Reply #21 |
54. How could "lifetime earnings" not be affected by a sabbatical in the middle? n/t |
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jtown1123 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 11:29 AM Response to Reply #54 |
65. Why not look at women who only took the 3 months off? Those 3 months can't make a big dent like that |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 12:00 PM Response to Reply #65 |
71. Why not? That's a rhetorical question, isn't it? |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 11:18 PM Response to Reply #71 |
110. I am really amazed that they came up with over $1 million |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-18-11 09:53 AM Response to Reply #65 |
116. It's not just the three months either |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-18-11 01:06 PM Response to Reply #65 |
122. Taking a sabbatical from work usu. affects salary, no matter the reason. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 02:10 PM Response to Reply #54 |
93. let's face it, you will argue anything to convince people that men not women suffer pay inequity |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-18-11 01:14 PM Response to Reply #93 |
124. You're not looking at reality. Imagine it from a appliance repair shop owner perspective. |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 03:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
26. The study comes from HERE: |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 03:57 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. The study needs to account for the mix of professions between male and female |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 04:07 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. I guess you forgot to read this part of the study on page 6 where they explain the differences |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 04:10 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Again, no mention of the actual mix of professions by gender |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 04:28 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. then you are being intentionally dense. n/t |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 10:00 AM Response to Reply #30 |
56. This does not account for time taken out of work to raise children. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 10:46 AM Response to Reply #56 |
61. Read the PDF. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 02:33 PM Response to Reply #61 |
95. yes, but his preconceived notions trump all that "evidence" |
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jtown1123 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 11:30 AM Response to Reply #56 |
66. What about the bare minimum time out? 3 months can't make a huge difference. |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 06:22 PM Response to Reply #66 |
100. Bare minimum time off from childbirth is only three weeks. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 02:31 PM Response to Reply #56 |
94. thanks for researching by watching episodes of Leave It To Beaver |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 02:08 PM Response to Reply #2 |
92. Link to someone making that strawman argument? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-18-11 01:26 PM Response to Reply #92 |
126. That "strawman" argument is the whole point of this thread. |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
3. How do we find the time with all the gossiping we do? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 09:51 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. lol lol |
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demmiblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 09:54 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Lol! |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 02:52 PM Response to Reply #3 |
96. on your sabbatical? |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 11:43 PM Response to Reply #96 |
112. That's right! |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
7. How many hours do these workers work at each level? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
9. In what careers? |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 10:52 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. Why, men are just worth more. Of course! n/t |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 03:04 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Anyone who works longer hours at more dangerous jobs is. n/t |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 09:26 PM Response to Reply #23 |
35. Riiight. It's all about the level of danger. You fool no one n/t |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 11:03 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. No fooling you. |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 11:09 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. No, just you. Buying the right wing talking points and spreading them around. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 11:18 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. Yup. Right wing talking points from the Department of Labor. |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 11:28 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. No. That's wagecap.com. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 02:56 PM Response to Reply #35 |
98. "Wait until your father gets home" |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 11:45 PM Response to Reply #23 |
44. To use your example downthread, Business men have more dangerous job than psychologist women? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 11:44 PM Response to Reply #9 |
43. Are you saying men are more willing to negotiate so get paid more? What? |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 11:48 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. See, women are weaker, so they don't work jobs that are as dangerous. |
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gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 11:51 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Men get more money, so they must be better negotiators. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 11:56 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Now now now. They could take the dangerous parts of each job. Like sharpening pencils |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-18-11 10:26 AM Response to Reply #48 |
119. I'm 14 times more likely to die on the job than you. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-18-11 06:13 PM Response to Reply #119 |
131. You should be very careful then. Maybe men run with scissors and women don't? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-18-11 07:55 PM Response to Reply #131 |
132. Would the 4000 men who died on the job last year laugh at your joke? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-18-11 08:07 PM Response to Reply #132 |
133. And I am sure the women who died would appreciate your caring about the men more also. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-18-11 08:44 PM Response to Reply #133 |
134. How many were there? n/t |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-18-11 08:46 PM Response to Reply #134 |
135. Not having specified a subject, I'd say 42. nt |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 08:27 AM Response to Reply #132 |
136. is that not a risk you are aware of when you take the job? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 08:46 AM Response to Reply #136 |
137. Thanks for acknowledging that dangerous careers are paid more. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 09:46 AM Response to Reply #43 |
53. Yes. |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 10:15 AM Response to Reply #53 |
58. Did you catch this part of that article? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 10:43 AM Response to Reply #58 |
60. That's not the question. |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 10:54 AM Response to Reply #60 |
62. Oh, it's not, is it? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 11:36 AM Response to Reply #62 |
68. a) a sentence with a question mark at the end isn't a statement. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 12:11 PM Response to Reply #68 |
72. A sentence with a question mark at the end is a question. Educate yourself.... |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 12:22 PM Response to Reply #68 |
75. Look. You shot yourself in the foot by providing a study |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 01:07 PM Response to Reply #75 |
76. You didn't answer the question. How would you fix the problem that the OP identified? nt |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 01:21 PM Response to Reply #76 |
79. You're really interested? But I thought it was just the way it is, and it's fair? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 01:33 PM Response to Reply #79 |
84. More rhetorical questions in lieu of actual opinions. |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 01:53 PM Response to Reply #84 |
88. No. Not wanting to answer the questions doesn't mean they're rhetorical. |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-18-11 10:05 AM Response to Reply #84 |
117. I used to be on our school district's salary committee |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-18-11 10:17 AM Response to Reply #117 |
118. Men and women see work differently. |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 11:10 AM Response to Reply #60 |
63. And, if you're going to use an explanation |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 11:26 AM Response to Reply #60 |
64. Seems that is a big part of it If you DO negotiate and are female, you get less than if you are male |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 06:29 PM Response to Reply #58 |
102. You've nailed it. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 11:30 AM Response to Reply #53 |
67. thank you for this study that says that is one factor but not the main one. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 11:50 AM Response to Reply #67 |
70. The DOL data shows that the wage gap is between 5 and 7%. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 12:14 PM Response to Reply #70 |
74. And if a prospective employer has 1 man, 1 woman, both negotiating, will give man more |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 01:18 PM Response to Reply #74 |
78. That's not what the article said. |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 01:23 PM Response to Reply #78 |
80. That's not what it said? |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 01:39 PM Response to Reply #80 |
85. If nothing else, the fact that men are 20% more likely to be unemployed shoots this theory. n/t |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 01:43 PM Response to Reply #85 |
86. Nope. Jobs traditionally held by men are more likely to have higher unemployment, like construction |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 01:55 PM Response to Reply #85 |
90. It does? How? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 01:50 PM Response to Reply #78 |
87. It says this. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 10:21 PM Response to Reply #87 |
104. In my experience, women do negotiate. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 10:26 PM Response to Reply #104 |
105. I think that is backwards. If it wasn't seen as antisocial, more wHVomen would negotiate. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 10:38 PM Response to Reply #105 |
107. . |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 10:56 PM Response to Reply #107 |
109. In the last 14 yrs, with ups and downs, looks like about equal. |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 06:24 PM Response to Reply #43 |
101. Or he knows that many women, |
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chrisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 09:54 AM Response to Reply #9 |
55. There aren't many dangerous jobs for people with Masters, PhD's, Dr. degrees. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 10:08 AM Response to Reply #55 |
57. Some jobs require an arbitrarily large amount of education to obtain. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 02:53 PM Response to Reply #9 |
97. you are so concerned about discrimination based on gender |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
14. We are all just Ginger Rogerses, dancing backwards in high heels |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
15. Are you sure all those bachelor degrees are BAs? If men go into engineering and computers |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 10:57 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. what would the number of gender have anything to do with the pay of the gender. |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 03:38 PM Response to Reply #17 |
27. He is saying that the difference might be explained by career choice and not gender |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 05:26 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. thanks. i never got saying comparative |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
19. That is pathetic beyong belief. |
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laundry_queen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 11:22 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. And even more pathetic |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 11:27 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Our society is going backwards! |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 09:34 PM Response to Reply #20 |
36. You too? |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 10:20 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Maybe you're just doing less dangerous stuff. |
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xmas74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 06:19 PM Response to Reply #37 |
99. You know, that whole giving birth thing was a walk in the park. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
24. Trends take a long time to change |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
25. On the union job I worked women made exactly the same pay and benefits as the men made |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
28. This chart completely ignores the mix of workers at each education level |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 10:28 PM Response to Reply #28 |
38. If the female "Masters" skews towards MBA and male "masters" skews towards psychology, that throws |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 11:53 PM Response to Reply #38 |
47. Never made that assumption... you read into my statement |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 12:17 AM Response to Reply #47 |
49. Why is it invalidated? It may have been intentional. |
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saras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 12:19 AM Response to Reply #47 |
50. They left it out because they repeatedly demonstrated it's irrelevant. Didn't you read the study? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 12:25 AM Response to Reply #47 |
51. Did you read the study? I don't think so. |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 09:16 AM Response to Reply #51 |
52. I downloaded the PDF and read it. |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-16-11 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
33. I earned a Juris Doctor 25 years ago, and I'm female. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 11:35 PM Response to Reply #33 |
111. My own 8 years at State Universities seems to be just as useless |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 11:40 AM Original message |
dupe |
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noiretextatique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
69. i don't think any woman has a problem with those figures |
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FreeJoe (331 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
73. These sorts of studies annoy me. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
77. As an aside, it is precisely these threads which brings out a very petulant coterie... |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 01:27 PM Response to Reply #77 |
81. As well as a passive-aggressive group fully invested in a comforting stereotype. |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 01:31 PM Response to Reply #81 |
82. So, your opinion that It's The Way It is, And It's Fair |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 01:32 PM Response to Reply #81 |
83. What's the comforting stereotype? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 01:54 PM Response to Reply #81 |
89. Thank you for clarifying that you are comfortable with this pay inequality |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 10:27 PM Response to Reply #89 |
106. You're doing it wrong. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-18-11 01:06 AM Response to Reply #106 |
113. you've never found one instance of discrimination towards women |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-18-11 09:02 AM Response to Reply #113 |
114. The wage gap appears to be about 5-7%. The unemployment gap is about 20%. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-18-11 12:27 PM Response to Reply #114 |
120. dodging the question again: why no comment on the "women gossip" thread |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-18-11 12:49 PM Response to Reply #120 |
121. I can see why it bothers you. |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-18-11 01:12 PM Response to Reply #121 |
123. Well, you've convinced me that women are not discriminated against vis-à-vis pay. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-18-11 01:18 PM Response to Reply #123 |
125. Facts have a well known bias. n/t |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-18-11 01:36 PM Response to Reply #125 |
127. Liberal? nt |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-18-11 01:55 PM Response to Reply #127 |
130. Yes. Liberal = fact based. n/t |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-18-11 01:44 PM Response to Reply #123 |
128. he's not saying they aren't discriminated against |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-18-11 01:47 PM Response to Reply #128 |
129. He's just jealous that he doesn't have a factory for making more of himself. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-19-11 09:14 AM Response to Reply #121 |
138. it is a myth men are more visual..... but dont let that interfer with keeping the myth going |
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Evasporque (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
91. I have a big ass and I don't get paid any more for it....nt |
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TNLib (683 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
103. Working in IT I'm unfortunately extremely aware of Pay disparity and glass ceilings |
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StarsInHerHair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-17-11 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
108. not surprised been this way for a LONG TIME |
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