Study shows salaries of young women 8% higher than men in peer group (2010)

I can't seem to find the study itself, but there's another article about this study from 2014 which goes into a little more detail: http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/apr/09/...

Re: Study shows salaries of young women 8% higher than men in peer group (2010)

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Post by camelite » Tue, Apr 03, 2018, 9:49 AM UTC

If we could solve the gender pay gap for working mothers, computer programmers, machine-shop workers, and other jobs where men still earn more, we might finally be able to celebrate equality between the sexes.

Re: Study shows salaries of young women 8% higher than men in peer group (2010)

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Post by Malarkey73 » Tue, Apr 03, 2018, 9:57 AM UTC

"He attributes the earnings reversal overwhelmingly to one factor: education. For every two guys who graduate from college or get a higher degree, three women do."

It's interesting itself that more women graduate than men. But equal pay means equal pay for people with similar qualifications doing similar jobs. This comparison means nothing to me.

Re: Study shows salaries of young women 8% higher than men in peer group (2010)

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Post by the_grue » Tue, Apr 03, 2018, 10:13 AM UTC

Malarkey73 wrote: post #7

"He attributes the earnings reversal overwhelmingly to one factor: education. For every two guys who graduate from college or get a higher degree, three women do." It's interesting itself that more women graduate than men. But equal pay means equal pay for people with similar qualifications doing similar jobs. This comparison means nothing to me.

Exactly. The word "peers" in the title implies comparison between people with a similar background (education, industry, etc). But it seems the actual study just compares the average salary of all single, young, childless women vs the average salary of all single, young, childless men across the economy.

Re: Study shows salaries of young women 8% higher than men in peer group (2010)

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Post by visarga » Tue, Apr 03, 2018, 10:13 AM UTC

camelite wrote: post #6

If we could solve the gender pay gap for working mothers, computer programmers, machine-shop workers, and other jobs where men still earn more, we might finally be able to celebrate equality between the sexes.

Even so, there will be few women relative to men taking the programmer career, it's a matter of personal choice. Women have many attractive choices that compete with this one.

Re: Study shows salaries of young women 8% higher than men in peer group (2010)

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Post by mrweasel » Tue, Apr 03, 2018, 10:28 AM UTC

Malarkey73 wrote: post #7

"He attributes the earnings reversal overwhelmingly to one factor: education. For every two guys who graduate from college or get a higher degree, three women do." It's interesting itself that more women graduate than men. But equal pay means equal pay for people with similar qualifications doing similar jobs. This comparison means nothing to me.

Sadly "equal pay" means whatever you want it to mean.

At some point the nurses union in Denmark argued that their education was roughly the same length as that of an engineer, so they should be paid the same on that basic. Completely ignoring that engineers spend five years at the university vs. the 3.5 years for nursing school and that engineers are pay wildly different salaries bases on their field of work.

In my mind, equal pay is for people doing the exact same job, and the exact same number of hours, but that just my interpretation. Many will use the equal pay term to advocate for a pay rise, because they feel that their line of work is underpaid.

If someone believe that they should be better compensated, just say that, don't hide it behind "equal pay". One issue of cause it that people don't understand economy, it not necessarily about the hours you work, the responsibility you have, but about the profit you generate for your employer.