I do not understand how this is still happening today,
because I have never been able to witness it first-hand. I have never researched any of these
statistics, because I was naïve enough to believe that this was not an
issue. I thought that just by seeing
women in the workforce, women in leadership roles, and women in the military,
that this issue was a thing of the past.
How can an employer pay a man 25 percent more than a woman who has the
same experience and educational background?
This just disgusts me, woman are fully capable to handle any job a man
can, and we need to put an end to this immediately.
What is really holding this back is the fact of
sexism? If women show any cleavage in
her business attire she is considered a whore and should not be taken
seriously. What it really is is the face
men are weak and look at women in an unprofessional way. I honestly believe that it is the simple fact
of fear and jealousy. I believe men are
scared that women will take over and men will be left in the dust. This is absurd; women just want the equality
that they deserve. They are not fighting
to take over the world; they just want the same opportunity that every man
has. Men need to stop being so insecure
and accept the fact that women are equal to us.
Men need to embrace a future established on equality and stop holding
this country back from that. We need to
show the world that this country can lead by example, so women everywhere can
finally be looked at as a person not a gender.
My vote is for equality, my vote is for a better America, and my vote is
to make a step forward for this country rather than just prolonging the
inevitable.
Here is a video on the price gap at UT.
YES! I agree with you this really really REALLY is unbelievable. Why if we can do the same ( or better) than men at ANY job they have to be paid more?? Honestly i really think we deserve some credit because it is a fact that there are more things women do that men can't than the other way around. I didn't think the situation was still this bad, i thought it was a thing of the past like you said. But since it has gone on so far i feel like it will only be harder to change things now. hopefully one day things will change. Anyways, Great Post! :)
ReplyDeleteYour data is seems a little outdated. Here is a more current study. http://www.wtop.com/?nid=740&sid=2791814 Also, who's fault is it really? A recent study by Reuters found a growing trend, educated women are quitting work as spouses earn more...
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Hi Cade,
DeleteI really enjoyed this post. It's not about women being more powerful, but having equal opportunity.
And in regards to the links that Scott posted, I would like to respond.
Yes women are going to college at higher rates than males. But who's "fault" is it for...? I'm not sure what your asking. Who's fault is it that 4 out of 10 women make more money than men? Who's fault is it that women are leaving the work force?
Women may be entering traditionally male dominated fields, but there is still segregation within those fields known as the "glass ceiling" that was referred to in the first link you posted. Let's take the Fortune 500 for example: 12 out of the 500 CEOs are females. That's less than 1%. Females dominate the education field, but males dominate tier 1 research institutions like UT, another glass ceiling.
And the article you posted about women leaving the workforce... the anecdotal stories described are outlier stories, and it even mentions that most families can't have a one-income household. Americans' life style has become one of consumption, where we have a car for mom, dad, any children that are of age...we have houses that may exceed our needs. In the past, Americans didn't live like that.
This idea that women have growing up through public school that, "oh, I'll meet a man and he will take care of me when we have kids" is a thing of the past. Men prepare to be breadwinners their entire lives. They are socialized to think about what they want to do. Men think about what fields they want to enter based on the wages they will earn, and they research those jobs more extensively than women do. American society is not pushing women to do that in the same way they are pushing men to. American society is still letting women believe that a one-income household will work, when statistics show that most American households need two-incomes. It isn't until women enter college that they learn about these statistics. Women are not leaving the workforce to have children like they used to. If they have children, they continue to work. That trend started in the 70s.
And to assume that women don't want to work because of their husband's salary seems a little up absurd and kind of deragatory. I'm going to school to get an education because I want to work. Even if my future husband makes a lot of money, that doesn't mean I won't want to work. Having your own income makes it more likely that your marriage will be egalitarian. Plus, I want to contribute to society. Wanting to stay at home and raise your family is fine, but assuming that every woman wants to do that is an ideal from the past.
So for you to make a comment that women are treated equally in the work force, when clearly they're not as evidenced by their pay and the glass ceiling is not grounded in reality. Women are moving towards traditionally male dominated jobs, but males are not moving into traditionally female dominated jobs. Until that happens, there will be inequality in the workforce.
Cade if you were running for president I would immediately vote for you! Hey that is really cool of you to stand up for women in this blog post. I truly believe the same as you and that women just want equality. I seriously believe that the world needs that because if we were to be treated equal we would be able to work things out economically, politically, emotionally and anything else. Great Post !!!
ReplyDeleteCade....although your Pa and I always tried to "teach and lead by example", often times it takes young people some time to find their way . You have opened your mind and heart to global issues and you will help many people no matter which profession you choose. I'm not just saying this because you are my son, but what a fine young man you have become!!!!
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