Why male Uber drivers earn more than women
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Why male Uber drivers earn more than women
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#2Gravity is a law of nature, it pulls at 9.8 meters per second squared.
Equality of people is not a rule of nature. In fact, some individuals are born with Down Syndrome and some are born Einstein. Some are born tall and some are born short.
Equality in the average income of different ways of grouping people (gender, race, religion, country, state, height, etc) are also not rules of nature.
Just because the outcome isn't equal doesn't mean there is discrimination. This paper had to start with the assumption that there wasn't discrimination (after all, it's an app).
I wish those analyzing every situation where there is an unequal outcome between groups also had to start with the assumption that there is no discrimination until there is evidence for discrimination. Unfortunately, discrimination seems to be the default answer for unequal outcomes between groups, even when there is no or limited evidence for it.
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#3tl;dr: "the biggest contributor to the Uber gender gap, accounting for almost half the difference, is the higher average speed for male drivers ... Men in Chicago, the study found, drove 19.5 mph, compared to 18.8 mph for women."
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#4"There are far more men with two years of Uber experience than there are women."
Which might mean that women move on to better paid jobs faster than men, right?
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#5"There are far more men with two years of Uber experience than there are women." Which might mean that women move on to better paid jobs faster than men, right?
Anecdotal, but I've been driving for over 2 years and no one has offered me a job. I've met women who drove for a few months and said that over 50% of the old men who got in offered them a job, obviously most of them are just coming onto them and there isn't really a serious prospect of a job, but the difference is amazing. All I get are snide remarks the smug old men think I don't pick up on.
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#6It's unfortunate this study didn't compare differences in tips. Do passengers subconsciously assume men are the primary wage earners in a household and inadvertently give higher tips to men. Is that subconscious bias is higher in male vs female passengers ?
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#7Gravity is a law of nature, it pulls at 9.8 meters per second squared. Equality of people is not a rule of nature. In fact, some individuals are born with Down Syndrome and some are born Einstein. Some are born tall and some are born short. Equality in the average income of different ways of grouping people (gender, race, religion, country, state, height, etc) are also not rules of nature. Just because the outcome is…
Do you think women are generally discriminated against in society?
Re: Why male Uber drivers earn more than women
#8"There are far more men with two years of Uber experience than there are women." Which might mean that women move on to better paid jobs faster than men, right?
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#9Business as usual. I can't believe anyone would be surprised.
A few months ago, I shed my last hope of working for someone else ever again. I gave my resignation, and I am now the captain of my own small ship.
My clients respect my expertise, I respect their money.
Re: Why male Uber drivers earn more than women
#10Gravity is a law of nature, it pulls at 9.8 meters per second squared. Equality of people is not a rule of nature. In fact, some individuals are born with Down Syndrome and some are born Einstein. Some are born tall and some are born short. Equality in the average income of different ways of grouping people (gender, race, religion, country, state, height, etc) are also not rules of nature. Just because the outcome is…
Do you think women are generally discriminated against in society?
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