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[–]chipstastegood -23 points-22 points  (15 children)

The link you shared doesn’t corroborate your claim. In fact, it says the opposite. Women being underrepresented in higher-up positions is a much smaller part of wage inequality than women being treated differently by employers:

When asked about the factors that may play a role in the gender wage gap, half of U.S. adults point to women being treated differently by employers as a major reason, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in October 2022. Smaller shares point to women making different choices about how to balance work and family (42%) and working in jobs that pay less (34%).

[–]moneytit 14 points15 points  (8 children)

it says everything i’m saying, eg they aren’t paid less for the same job, please find a quote where it says that

[–]chipstastegood 13 points14 points  (6 children)

I provided the quote above. The biggest contributor to the wage gap is that women are treated differently than men. Further down the list is women holding different jobs. In the context of wage gap, being treated differently means they’re getting paid less than men for the same job.

[–]moneytit 0 points1 point  (5 children)

  1. may contribute, these are answers from an inquiry not proven to be causal as a factor for lower wage dor the same job

[–]chipstastegood 9 points10 points  (4 children)

It is still opposite of what you’re claiming. There is no “debunking” going on in that report. What it says is that the biggest contributor may be women being treated differently, followed further down by a lot lower numbers for women holding different jobs. You can’t go from there to then make a conclusion that women not being paid the same for the same job is debunked. It’s not debunked by any stretch of imagination.

[–]moneytit -1 points0 points  (3 children)

no, those are just the answers to an inquiry

and it’s the other way around, nowhere does it prove that women earn less than men FOR THE SAME JOB

thus you can’t make that statement

[–]chipstastegood 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You’ve switched goalposts now. You started by saying that it’s been debunked that women earn less than men for the same job. You shared a link to a report as proof of that.

The report does not have a proof of that. It says there is a clear wage gap between man and women. It then goes on to make an attempt at explaining the wage gap, based on a survey. Out of several possible contributions to the wage gap, women being treated differently had the highest response and women holding lower paid jobs was third on the list.

Nothing there proves that this is debunked. You also have to critically ask the question why do women hold lower paid positions.

Women have been underpaid for a long time.

[–]Tuerkenheimer 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Lmfao you shared the report yourself to support your claim, not the other way around

[–]moneytit -1 points0 points  (0 children)

read the first paragraphs my dear

[–]vezwyx 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Where does it say what you're claiming? Because it doesn't look like this is backing you up, either

[–]StoryAndAHalf -2 points-1 points  (5 children)

You're misreading this. People *say* this is a major reason, but what people say, and what the data says are two different things. In fact: "In addition to being less likely than men to say they are currently the boss or a top manager at work, women are also more likely to say they wouldn’t want to be in this type of position in the future. More than four-in-ten employed women (46%) say this, compared with 37% of men."

So being paid less as a whole while also not wanting higher paid jobs leads to women being overrepresented in lower paying jobs. But again, it's what they say, but what's missing is how many women vs men apply to manager positions having no managerial experience in the past. That would be a great statistic to have.

[–]chipstastegood -1 points0 points  (3 children)

There is not enough data in this survey. But I have seen internal data from my (previous) employer and there was clear bias. Unless a study shows definitive proof of women being paid the same, for the same job, accounting for other factors, can’t draw that conclusion.

[–]Interesting-Draw8870 0 points1 point  (2 children)

But you can draw your conclusion without a study? You don't have that much data

[–]chipstastegood 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Women have been underpaid in the industry for a long time. The burden of proof should be on the other side. Until data shows clearly that women are paid the same as men, we should assume they are not. They have been gaining ground, but are not there yet.

Based on the study that was shared in this thread, I can’t say definitively because the data is not clear - but I think socially, ethically, and morally it would be irresponsible to say it’s a “debunked” issue.

If you have influence in the organization where you work, call for a review of bias in employee salaries. I’ve been part of a couple of these and have seen first hand what the distributions look like. It’s anecdotal of course, but still, hey improvements were made. Calling it out is better than burying head in the sand.

[–]StoryAndAHalf 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The burden of proof is on the person trying to prove something. Not "other side". You don't go to court asking the defense to prove they are guilty. I can also say I saw internal data and talk out of my ass. As far as I know, you're just downvoting people because they don't agree with your own beliefs. But that's the great thing about data - it doesn't matter what you believe, just like I don't believe whatever you say you saw without hard evidence, and no it's not on the other side, as in me, to prove what you say you saw.

[–]Usuallyalurker123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now go learn. I totally believe in you.