Pay Gap Reporting

	posted by Adam on 01:15 PM June 10th, 2004
	Anonymous User writes "Here is an article from MSNBC here The studies say what we've been saying all along: women are more apt to leave the work force. Of course, the article puts a VERY biased slant on the interpretation of these statistics, implying that the blame rests on employers who are not accomodating. Did it ever occur to them that men are under greater competative pressures to work, garner experience, and earn more money, hence why they are less apt to leave the work force? That women have choices to leave the work force that men don't have? That leaving the work force is a sign of lesser commitment to work, rather than a cause (because women are more able to find partners who are willing to financially support them)? Did it ever occur to them that this might be unpleasant for men? I hear many women complaining about have to make choices regarding whether or not they wish to work. Funny, nobody ever asks me what I would choose. "Fully 96% of these prime-age women worked at least one of those 15 years." Gee, they make it sound like such an accomplishment. Sounds like a pretty low standard. I never grew up with the expectation that I would spend *any* number of years without working. That would be swell, though. Must be nice to have the choice to relax and not stress out, then have everyone feel sorry for you once you do."

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Pay Gap Reporting - by MSNBC (Score:1) by Gang-banged on 09:36 PM June 10th, 2004 EST (#1) (User #1714 Info) Golly Gosh, we truly are unfair to women. "The workplace needs to change to match the workforce," says Ellen Bravo, national director of 9to5, National Association of Working Women. Until that happens, a woman's labor will continue to be worth a fraction of a man's." Problems would arise, methinks, if turning up at the local ER, at 6pm or later, bleeding to death, only to discover the Nurses & Doctors only worked 9 to 5 so that women employees were not disadvantaged ! The same would be true if one's power went down, the sewer was backed up and overflowing, an evenings enternainment was desired, or the TV company could not broadcast outside the hours of 9 to 5. But then I guess society would simply have to learn to tolerate such a New Order to satisfy the needs of women ?

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