Quote: (05-30-2015 04:48 PM)Parlay44 Wrote:
They don't really want to close the wage gap. They just want more money. It's not the same thing.
Yes, women want the same amount of money for doing 'fun' jobs (preschool teacher, restaurant hostess, interior decorator) as men get for doing essential jobs (petroleum engineer, web designer, carpenter).
...and if there's ever going to be a place where it's going to be legislated that a preschool teacher and an engineer get the same salary, or that the FA who works 44 hours a week must, by virtue of being born with a vagina be paid the same as her penis-having colleague who works 57 a week, you know where it's going to be...
Though there's definitely an undercurrent of 'This article will trigger your delicate, delicate sensibilities!' sarcasm in this article, and the comments are good, that's nice.