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lumberjack_jeff

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9. You make it sound like that there's no reason that some careers don't pay much.

Sun Dec 29, 2013, 01:17 PM

Dec 2013

People go into teaching or social work despite the low wages because of the perceived nonmonetary reward. Enough choose careers for that reason that a) pay is flat and b) credential creep requires a bigger investment by the worker to get a job in that field.

I make about one-fifth of the salary of my previous job because I chose to do something that is more closely aligned with my personal goals. That 80% pay gap is not some kind of conspiracy, it's a direct consequence of my choice; pay is less important than nonmonetary reward.

My job is fun - of course it pays less.

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A question about the gender wage gap. (X post from GD) [View all] rrneck Dec 2013 OP

A better question is how much of the gender wage gap one thinks is due to discrimination Major Nikon Dec 2013 #1

Discrimination may be rooted in something more fundamental rrneck Dec 2013 #2

I'm just pointing out what part of the gap might be due to discrimination Major Nikon Dec 2013 #3

I suspect that rrneck Dec 2013 #4

Most of the gap is the result of choice. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2013 #5

There's choices and then there's choices. rrneck Dec 2013 #6

You make it sound like that there's no reason that some careers don't pay much. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2013 #9

Same here. rrneck Dec 2013 #11

Doublethink Major Nikon Dec 2013 #7

In general, couples behave as a team. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2013 #8

Gender equal opportunity does not necessarily mean equal outcomes Major Nikon Dec 2013 #10