Bar Charged Women 77% of Their Bar Tabs to Raise Awareness About Gender Pay Gap

Submitted by Mastodon on Sat, 2015-07-11 19:21

Story here. Excerpt:

'After learning that on average women earn 77 to 78 cents for every dollar men make, a Brooklyn bar owner had an idea for how to close the gap, even if just for one night.

As a one-time offer on 7/7, Andy Heidel of The Way Station charged women only 77 percent of their total bar tabs to raise awareness and start a conversation about the disparity in wages between genders, The Guardian reports.

“I have three sisters. The majority of my staff and friends are women,” said Heidel. “I thought this would be a great way to even the playing field even if it was for one night only.”'

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... to a new level and a rather cynical one at that. Did they de-discount any drinks men paid for that women had, I wonder?

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Submitted by Matt on Sun, 2015-07-12 00:54

So is he announcing that he pays his females 23% less?...of course not!!! but he seems to think some other employer does pay less. That's what I take from most feminists. It's never them, they point the finger at some imaginative "other" person.

It's very similar to feminist housewives who are demanding female quotas in the workplace. I ask them how can that be when you are *choosing* to not work outside the home. They reply that they are sticking up for "other" women.

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Submitted by Kris on Sun, 2015-07-12 02:27