A non- bashing, intelligent question for feminists to educate me about women's salary?

Question

1) I hear some women saying women are paid 0.70 for every dollar a man makes, or 0.77, 0.80, 0.90 and other women say they are paid the same. Please explain, only 1 can be the right answer.

2) Paying less just because of gender, race, ethnicity, etc is against the law. If a woman can prove she is getting paid less, she could file a lawsuit and make big $ off it. Please explain how a woman can get paid less, and isn't being able to file a lawsuit and make big $ a good thing?

3) I'd also like a study on salaries at least dating from 2000 (the more recent the better), comparing a man and a woman, both the same age, and both new at the job, working at the exact same job position, both working the same amount of time.(hours/week) Here is why I want all those things:
- age is factor when determining salary.
- The longer you have been working at a job the higher you get paid. Ex: If one has worked at the job for 2 years and the other 5 years, it's normal the person who has been working the longest gets paid more.
- Part-time workers will have lower wages than full-time workers.
- It’s normal different position earn different salaries. A manager will earn more than a salesman.

I don’t want every working man vs every working woman, as more men are in higher paying jobs than women, which would result in the study being inaccurate.

Here is something else to think about:
men have higher car insurance, it is assumed we are more aggessive henceforth should have higher insurance. The same could be said if women truly are paid less. Women have lower salaries because they are not as good workers as men henceforth should get lower wages.

Both are unfair to assume, not all men are aggressive drivers and not all women are bad workers. So if women aren't paid as much, feminism are fighting this, then they should also fight the higher car insurance for men. Men need more $$ to pay for the higher insurance.

Answer 1

1) Women earn exactly the same as men when all else is considered. Any discrepancy is simply based on other items such as longevity, seniority, absences, education, dedication and hours worked.
2) Many suits are filed with the EOC each year, basically because, like other sexist charges, it works. Most are frivolous.
3) All newly hired, young employees start at the same base pay and work upward. Raises depend on differences found in #1 above. Those who are more dedicated and miss less work and/or provide more output are paid better. Business 101.

Much of the incorrect assumptions about earnings were based on things like the "study" done by Lenore Weitzman (type "lying Lenore" into a search engine) that "proved" a preconceived result. (Her study was deeply flawed).

According to the GAO, Women in the workforce are less likely to work a full-time schedule and are more likely to leave the labor force for longer periods of time than men; Women have fewer years of work experience.
According to the Bureau of Labor Stats, women were about twice as likely to be absent from work as men and was highest for women 55 and older. Women are more likely to miss work due to illness as well as more likely to miss for other reasons. Women choose cleaner, safer types of work, ie, office work compared to construction.
Specifically, every employee is paid what they are worth to the employer instead of what they employee feels they are worth. Every non-union and non-contractual employee has the right and ability to approach their employer to request, or even demand, a higher salary. Employees will do whatever is necessary to keep the best.
If women want what men have, they must do what men do. It's that simple.

EDIT: The more thumbs down I get, the closer to the truth I am.

Answer 2

Diferent sectors yield different results. In general government tends to pay the same for the same duties---it's the law. And htere is pressure to promote women, minorities etc. But private industry tends to pay men more, and keep the salaries secret,particularly at the higher levels.

Historically the so-called "womens' professions" paid less than those dominated by men. In fields such as social work and library science this is still true. But teachers and nurses are in high demand and the salaries have been increasing.

Answer 3

what's incorrect with being a feminist? As a feminist, i will inform you extremely that our in basic terms job is to guard women. yet I believe you on each and every thing else. The observe "feminist" and "woman" are not the comparable ingredient, yet I do think of all women might desire to be feminists. (yet i assume it extremely is a loose united states of america, meh...) Feminism isn't approximately hating men. that's what I want people might see. And as for the girls-bashers, who cares approximately them? deliver it on, anti-feminists! additionally, with regard to the b*tch observe... nicely, if a b*tch is a woman who's autonomous, sturdy-willed, does not take crap, and knows of precisely what she needs, then... i'm a b*tch and much pleased with it. Now, the objective of feminism is to make each and every woman comprehend that, i assume. And for women to offer up questioning of being a feminist as a foul ingredient it is unatractive and unfeminine. because of the fact it quite isn't the way it extremely is.

Answer 4

You can go to the US Department of Labor webpage. There's a study there (an official US Govt. study) which clearly shows the wage gap. This study took into account many of the variables that you mention.