They also don’t take into consideration time on the job, promotions, etc.
Say you have two jobs that are equal in every way. You hire one man and one woman at the same pay to start. Both get the same merit increases over 2-3 years.
Then one person leaves for another job, whether it’s the man or woman. Are these libs now saying the next hire to fill the vacant position must be on the same level as the other employee who’s been there 3 years?
If it’s the man that quit they’d say “no” but if the woman quit they’d scream “wage gap! wage gap! wage gap!” if you brought in the new female employee at the new hire wage.
If you drill down deep into what the Dems are saying, they want women who have less experience, less seniority and less risk to be paid the same as a man with more of all that. Plus, men work more hours than women, and they still want the same pay.