do women's receive less pay than men with the same levels of education?

Answer 1

No. I already asked the question. Let me find the question and I'll post it here. :D

EDIT :::::::::::

Here is the question.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AmA2l9ssWD0RCNZsvG0oK2nty6IX?qid=20070316055403AA61j3c

Here is something worth checking out for the women who complain about the guy with less qualifications getting chosen for the job.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhZCcml43XfF6EoKWn9q94vty6IX?qid=20070317072810AAYkbyr

Answer 2

If women chose to - they can end up with higher pay, less personal & family time and shorter life spans - just like men.

If women were as willing as men to sacrifice time with children and their own health, they would end up with higher salaries. But, at what sacrifice?

1) Women in general tend to chose clerical and other lower paying occupations more frequently than men.

2) Women in general take more sick time off than men. (Maybe part of the reason they live longer.)

3) Women in general take more time off to spend with a new baby.

4) Women in general work fewer hours than men.

5) Thus, over time, women tend to be less productive since the literally work fewer hours.

6) Women do not negotiate salaries as well as men.

What can be done to change this?

Educate women on these issues so that they know how they can change their outcomes by matching what their male peers do in terms of hours worked, sick time taken, maternity leave (have their husband stay home rather than her), and negotiate harder for raises and higher starting salaries.

I think the balance is better for people who stay married - even thru the tough times.

Answer 3

No. Feminists that assume this do not have credible sources and they do not have much common sense or knowledge to begin with.

"When women behave in the workplace as men do, the wage gap between them is small. June O'Neill, former director of the Congressional Budget Office, found that among people ages 27 to 33 who have never had a child, women's earnings approach 98 percent of men's. Women who hold positions and have skills and experience similar to those of men face wage disparities of less than 10 percent, and many are within a couple of points. Claims of unequal pay almost always involve comparing apples and oranges."

Granted, there is a still a slight discrepancy, but I'm sure it can be explained by chosen profession and time spent.

http://www.ncpa.org/pub/ba/ba392/

EDIT: Cassius is on to something with his post. One almost has to bargain for promotions sometimes; women are (statistically) less inclined to do so, so this has an impact on the "wage gap."

EDIT II: WAHOO! United Nations statistics! We know those aren't biased, now, don't we?

In any event:

"In Manitoba, women earn just 72¢ for every $1 that men make."

This deals with TOTALS earned; that is, the TOTAL amount of money men make divided by the male workforce versus the TOTAL amount women make divided by the female workforce. This merely means that women take more time off, are not the majority of the workforce, CHOOSE to stay in lower paying jobs (for security reasons, maternity leave, or health insurance packages, possibly), or some combination of the above.

The kinds of paid work in which women are more likely to be involved pay less than the kinds of work in which men are more likely to be involved."

That's the impact of the "Invisible Hand." The "traditional female" roles probably pay less because they are very open to flexible schedules, do not require higher level education (I refer to the fact that men take more technical jobs), and simply don't have a high demand. If something doesn't have a high demand, it's not going to pay well.

This is not a case of oppression of women as a result of the patriarchy; this is a case of female choice (like usual) and decision making. It is WOMEN that create the wage gap, not men. It is WOMEN that choose their careers, and WOMEN that choose to take time off.

Answer 4

No, women don't get paid less with the same education or job to be more precise. Women usually take lower paying jobs such as teaching or social work. Even women doctors take lower paying specialties. These jobs tend to more flexible with things like family.

Women also work less hours, take maternity leave, and take less dangerous jobs. With all these factors it is easy to see why women make less as a whole. It is by choice and not by an oppressive patriarchy as feminists would have you believe.

Answer 5

No they dont. And unlike what the feminists tell you, it is not important anyway, because what you earn is your responsibility. Nobody forces you to sign a contract where you think you are underpayed. If you can barter well you can actually earn more than a man with the same skill male or female. Thats because we dont live in a communistic system.

Answer 6

If they do less honest work, yes. And they deserve it.

Just because they have their "period", many women think they are entitled to be perfectly bitchy for part of the month, followed by weak and pathetic for another part of the month. Also, becoming a Mama seems to lead many women to think that their maternal urges are SO much more important than attending to their jobs. For these reasons, they are paid less and they DESERVE less.

Answer 7

Ask Oprah Winfrey.

Answer 8

Unfortunately, in some employment, this is true.

Answer 9

Of course!
There are exceptions,I'm sure,but it is a fact of life.
It is,what it is....