why is it that men always get the better jobs and pay even if women are just as good as them?

Question

in most jobs when women try to get higher there is always a male colleage who will blacken their name just to get the job themselves

Answer 1

"Always a male colleague who will blacken your name" "Always?!" - and you know this how? This is one hell of an unfair generalisation!!

Though it's got to be said, there is little equality in gender based pay as you are discussing and it's not fair.

Answer 2

1) men always get better jobs & pay 2) women are just as good as men

a) statement 1 & 2 are both true and related
b) statement 1 & 2 are both true, but unrelated
c) statement 1 is true, statement 2 is false
d) statement 1 is false, statement 2 is true
e) statement 1 & 2 are both false

correct answer: c

men's careers are not interrupted by pregnancy, childbirth, monthly hormonal fluctuations, and menopause. this is not to say that women are not good, quite the contrary, women are very good. however, to put a woman on a similar career track to a man is unfair to the company since most women tend to need significant amounts of time off for these points in their lives. the company needs to fill the gap a woman leaves for months at a time. what's worse is if a woman pretends that she can be pregnant AND work well, which is even more disruptive to her coworkers and working environment in general. so to assume that women are just as wise a choice of employee as a man, think twice. the salary gap is the company saving up to cover the costs of her extended absences.

Answer 3

Nobody can answer your question properly because it is wrong. It's like asking 'why is the sky green?'

Men don't 'always get the better jobs and pay even if women are just as good as them'. You are just making sexist assumptions that you can't back up. Did you ever think that the best candidate for any particular job might actually be a man?

Answer 4

Well, pay surveys are very clear: there is around a 20% gap (in favor of men) for the same job. Executive women make up a very small proportion of the exec population etc. That is a fact.
I suppose there are lots of underlying factors: women are generally less aggressive (there are biological factors here), they often have other responsibilities outside the office, plus there must be a sort of "let's protect our territories" attitude from men...(does not need to be very conscious to exist!) etc.
That is a sad reallity we girls face. Guys who are unwilling to acknowledge this are being naughty or defensive.
(Of course, for the sake of honesty, it is fair to say that there are exceptions to all rules!!)

Answer 5

I've worked in 10 diffrent job locations (3 companies but moved around) and in every single place, on average the amount of time women had off work was at least double the time taken off by men.

This was for various reasons, sickness, children, just not turning up, etc, etc.

Now. i know every woman does not take time off, and some were a lot better than some of the men there, but why would any small employer, someone with a small workforce employ any women?

Was the 10 places i've worked unusual by some freak of nature?

I'd be interested to see genuine figures for time off women compared to men, but i don't think it would be possible to collate them accurately.

Answer 6

I think it goes way back, it's very old fashioned but the 'men were the breadwinners' and I dont think it's changed.

Although, there are two people in the family earning but the mans wage will always be better because of the trade they choose to be in. Its nothing sexist, just that way things are. London have lots of office jobs that pay well, but we have to spend a portion of that money on transport (of those that don't live in London of course). It's common place now for both parents of childern to work because everythings going up and wages are staying the same.

Answer 7

All of the above, plus (regarding pay) men are generally more assertive. In the same job, men are more likely to negotiate harder for a better starting salary, and sooner to ask for a raise.

Answer 8

From a strictly capitalist point of view, men don't have babies, have less time off in the case of birth, and therefore employers don't have to pay the expenses involved with maternity. Given all shareholders care about is money, men - in this way - are more economically viable.

Answer 9

let me told you a fact , now days woman who are working have a better pays and easy job than male .
example , woman who work on account department with accountant cert and age 23 have salary $1800 permonth but a man with diploma cert age 30 have salary $1900 permonth ,
This happen on around the world now , woman who can speak well to boss , dress sexy and good nice looking can easy get a quick promotion ang high salary because a lot boss is a freak old man that like to see pretty lady work with him .
so dont bull **** to us . A lot males understand this fact poblem no work equal with females .....
I ve been out of work a lot years already that why sometime i feel pretty girls no need to work hard for money instead that old freak man ( boss ) willing to pay them for nothing just walk around and can get promotion also .........Damn it

Answer 10

Not true! I've been in many jobs where women had the better jobs and the better pay! In most jobs where people have equal skills, the women will get promoted over the men to avoid legal action over descrimination! Fact!