Gender Pay Myth
Is the Gender Pay Gap a Fallacy, a Myth, or Reality?
CBS Money Watch says “The Gender Pay Gap Is A Complete Myth," the Wall Street Journal calls the issue “The ‘Wage Gap’ Myth That Won’t Die." These are some pretty big guns in the economics game. For them to take such a stand is pretty compelling, or is it?
According to an article in the Huffington Post, the biggest argument is that "differences in the life choices of men and women — such as women tending to leave the workforce when they have children — make it difficult to make simple comparisons." Further, women choose jobs that typically have lower pay like teaching, nursing, and social work, so it is not a valid argument to say that they earn less than men if they chose to work in jobs that pay less. Just …show more content…
The author contends that even if women worked in the same jobs as men they would earn less. Further, women of color earn even less than white and Asian women. They also have less access to paid sick and family leave and flexible work schedules.
It is argued that when women enter a predominately male career, the average wage of those in the field goes down. When men enter a predominately female career field, the average wage rises. This shows that men get paid more than women regardless of the career or field.
Also used to support the wage gap argument is the US Women's Soccer team that brought in $20 million more dollars than the men's team, but each woman on the team made considerably less than the men did. Carli Lloyd, co-captain of the national team and FIFA’s 2015 World Player of The Year, wrote in the New York Times, "If I were a male soccer player who won a World Cup for the United States, my bonus would be $390,000. Because I am a female soccer player, the bonus I got for our World Cup victory last summer was $75,000.”
Which side of the argument are you on? Is there a pay gap, or is it simply liberal
CBS Money Watch says “The Gender Pay Gap Is A Complete Myth," the Wall Street Journal calls the issue “The ‘Wage Gap’ Myth That Won’t Die." These are some pretty big guns in the economics game. For them to take such a stand is pretty compelling, or is it?
According to an article in the Huffington Post, the biggest argument is that "differences in the life choices of men and women — such as women tending to leave the workforce when they have children — make it difficult to make simple comparisons." Further, women choose jobs that typically have lower pay like teaching, nursing, and social work, so it is not a valid argument to say that they earn less than men if they chose to work in jobs that pay less. Just …show more content…
The author contends that even if women worked in the same jobs as men they would earn less. Further, women of color earn even less than white and Asian women. They also have less access to paid sick and family leave and flexible work schedules.
It is argued that when women enter a predominately male career, the average wage of those in the field goes down. When men enter a predominately female career field, the average wage rises. This shows that men get paid more than women regardless of the career or field.
Also used to support the wage gap argument is the US Women's Soccer team that brought in $20 million more dollars than the men's team, but each woman on the team made considerably less than the men did. Carli Lloyd, co-captain of the national team and FIFA’s 2015 World Player of The Year, wrote in the New York Times, "If I were a male soccer player who won a World Cup for the United States, my bonus would be $390,000. Because I am a female soccer player, the bonus I got for our World Cup victory last summer was $75,000.”
Which side of the argument are you on? Is there a pay gap, or is it simply liberal