Posted on 12/10/2019 7:15:57 AM PST by karpov
No excerpt from Bloomberg allowed, story here.
My wife hasn’t worked outside the home in six years. It drastically improved our quality of life, even with less money.
And with Life360, and my 90 minute commute. I walk in the door just as she’s putting dinner on the table. It is amazing how having one of us bring home the money and the other keeping the homelife up is a win/win situation for both of us. And her relationship with our grandchildren is incredible. :)
Nothing to worry about. Politicians like hillary will claim that it’s discrimination, and that women should get paid the same amount as men even if they are not working as much.
Men are more likely to work weekends and nights (with shift differentials.) Men are more likely to work outside. Men are much more likely to work in dangerous jobs. Men are more likely to work overtime.
All these things raise men’s paychecks more than women’s.
Also, male doctors see more patients than female doctors. So, hospitals have to hire more female doctors to see the same number of patients.
Men, on average, earn more than the average woman, because men are willing to do the dirty, dangerous, and uncomfortable jobs, willing to be on the road to deal with clients, willing to work overtime as needed, etc.
But women want to be paid the same salary, WITHOUT having to put in the same effort.
Got it.
Widen the income gap?
Perhaps, but not the pay gap. You get paid for your output, which depends both on the time you put in, and the value of your time. Of course, the value of your time also increases with experience.
Question: What do women want?
The only exception would be women caregivers or nurse assistant, they work very hard and yet barely make over minimum wage.
The same things men do: life, liberty, and the freedom to pursue happiness.
And to not have the nanny state shove its definition of what we want down our throats.
If you want flexible policies, you earn less. You cannot have both. As a woman who has been working nearly 40 years I see women make such decisions all the time. Just do not complain about wage differences to me.
Or working less complex/safer jobs.
I have also noticed that men (my sons) are very aggressive about getting promotions, raises, and switching jobs. It has stressed me out! But they don’t worry about it.
While in jobs I am overjoyed that they have they have sought and negotiated better positions and make ridiculous money (engineers). They lose no sleep.
My assumption is that most women feel like I do - very stressed and intimidated about ruthlessly advancing a career
Also in my current work (driving a cab) I have been offered ways up a couple of times, working full time within the company. I always refuse because I place a premium on time at home and being available for family and friends. I know I get overstretched and start being unable to cope if I work too many hours.
I do stretch out and work extra hours to “help out,” but my motivation is not career advancement.
My wife works part time I know city job for the department public health and it works out really well with the kids
What a stupid headline! Typical feminist drivel putting emphasis on the wrong thing.
Also, no mention of the resulting “work” gap between men and women.
“How Much Would You Pay to Work Less?”
I’m doing that now, it’s called disability retirement.
rwood
To be able to do as they please, while still having some man be required to take care of them and fix their bad decisions.
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