So I saw another study
lamenting the disparity in pay between men and women. This one tells us that "Corporations Pay Women CFOs 16 Percent Less Than Men". My answer is so what? Is that supposed to be some sort of injustice? Let's apply some logic
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Sexism is a very real thing, and it effects hiring practices in more ways than mere money. You see, the sexist societal norms which dictate that women should be paid less than men for the same work also dictate that women cannot work at the same level as men (even though they obviously can), and that women should be subordinate to men. Because of these sexist societal norms, women find it difficult to gain promotions (ever heard of the "glass ceiling"?) and there are very, very few women in positions of power, especially as high up on the food chain as, say, CEOs. So sexism not only means that women who attain positions of power are paid less, but also that there are less women available to take those positions of power -- and it is less likely that those who are qualified would be selected over a male applicant ( ... )
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your head
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The problem is that corporations don't have this view.
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Similarly, it's a misconception that people smoke marijuana in the US, because that's illegal in ~most~ states.
While I agree it doesn't make sense to compare part-time to full time, I can only assume that you are unfamiliar with the statistics showing that women are paid less for full-time year round work than men working the same. And please explain why you think the potential to get pregnant ought to be a valid reason to discriminate against a woman who does not intend to have children.
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The link between what salary you pay an executive and corporate profitability and the actual incentives of the person making the hiring decision is tenuous at best,hi it can easily be that executives charged with hiring a CFO are more swayed by their own personal biases than they are by the pay differiential than women offer.
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