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rrneck

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11. Same here.

Sun Dec 29, 2013, 01:47 PM

Dec 2013

There's certainly a reason that some careers pay more than others. But I doubt that that disparity exists because of some enmity between the sexes. Would you, for example, rather be a citizen of ancient Sparta or Athens?

And what made each culture develop the way it did? Cultural development is a response to environmental pressure. If we don't understand why a culture functions the way it does, we can't change it.

If you keep poking me I'm going to wind up writing a big honking piss everybody off OP.

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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