Comments on: The Gender Pay Gap http://www.equalparentingalliance.org/2010/03/the-gender-pay-gap.html Putting equal parenting on the agenda Thu, 08 Sep 2011 01:55:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: ray http://www.equalparentingalliance.org/2010/03/the-gender-pay-gap.html/comment-page-1#comment-53 ray Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:09:34 +0000 http://www.equalparentingalliance.org/?p=351#comment-53 The Gender Gap report which Becky cites reveals in its Foreward where it is coming from "Empowering women and providing them with equal rights and opportunities for fulfilling their potential is long overdue." (See P7 Foreward http://www.weforum.org/pdf/gendergap/report2009.pdf ) This report's starting position is that women are disadvantaged, and so it is hardly surprising that it selects data which supports this argument. It does not address the possibility that under-representation of women in senior management may result from choices women make because they have different priorities to men, and neither does it account for women spending 70% of money, compared to men's 30%. Greg's point is a very valid one. Who spends money is a better indicator of power than who earns it, and on this measure it is men rather than women who are treated less equally. Ray The Gender Gap report which Becky cites reveals in its Foreward where it is coming from “Empowering women and providing them with equal rights and opportunities for fulfilling their potential is long overdue.” (See P7 Foreward http://www.weforum.org/pdf/gendergap/report2009.pdf )

This report’s starting position is that women are disadvantaged, and so it is hardly surprising that it selects data which supports this argument.

It does not address the possibility that under-representation of women in senior management may result from choices women make because they have different priorities to men, and neither does it account for women spending 70% of money, compared to men’s 30%. Greg’s point is a very valid one. Who spends money is a better indicator of power than who earns it, and on this measure it is men rather than women who are treated less equally.

Ray

]]> By: FNF http://www.equalparentingalliance.org/2010/03/the-gender-pay-gap.html/comment-page-1#comment-52 FNF Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:15:51 +0000 http://www.equalparentingalliance.org/?p=351#comment-52 Hi EPA, We are keen to clear up our position here. We believe that the Gender Pay Gap has improved in recent years but we do not believe that it has disappeared! One of the most useful reports on this is page 92 here: http://www.weforum.org/pdf/gendergap/corporatecountryprofiles2010.pdf The gender pay gap still very much exists and women are visible at far less senior levels. One of the reasons why I personally believe so passionately in equal parenting rights is because; the more equal we are in the private sphere the more equal we should be in the public sphere. Thanks, Becky Jarvis becky.jarvis@fnf.org.uk Policy and Information Officer Hi EPA,

We are keen to clear up our position here. We believe that the Gender Pay Gap has improved in recent years but we do not believe that it has disappeared!

One of the most useful reports on this is page 92 here:

http://www.weforum.org/pdf/gendergap/corporatecountryprofiles2010.pdf

The gender pay gap still very much exists and women are visible at far less senior levels. One of the reasons why I personally believe so passionately in equal parenting rights is because; the more equal we are in the private sphere the more equal we should be in the public sphere.

Thanks,

Becky Jarvis
becky.jarvis@fnf.org.uk
Policy and Information Officer

]]> By: admin http://www.equalparentingalliance.org/2010/03/the-gender-pay-gap.html/comment-page-1#comment-51 admin Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:16:00 +0000 http://www.equalparentingalliance.org/?p=351#comment-51 If they want to find out what the real gender pay gap is, they have to compare two populations where the only difference is gender. So they would need to compare women without children who persue their careers like a typical man with men in an identical situation. Of course, they never do this (it would not give them the answer they want! These gender bigots are only interested in proving the point they want to prove, they have no interest in discovering any real difference in pay between genders. See also <a href="http://www.equalparentingalliance.org/2010/03/harriets-gender-bender-agenda.html#comments" rel="nofollow">this post</a> If they want to find out what the real gender pay gap is, they have to compare two populations where the only difference is gender.

So they would need to compare women without children who persue their careers like a typical man with men in an identical situation.

Of course, they never do this (it would not give them the answer they want!

These gender bigots are only interested in proving the point they want to prove, they have no interest in discovering any real difference in pay between genders.

See also this post

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