Comment by malvosenior
7 years ago
Even the wikipedia article says there's no citation given to backup the claims (see first paragraph).
> The remaining 6% of the gap has been speculated to originate from gender discrimination and a difference in ability and/or willingness to negotiate salaries.
So according to wikipedia, men may have higher ability or be better negotiators? I don't see a gender pay gap here.
Here's a good article on the subject:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/karinagness/2016/04/12/dont-buy...
> Here's a good article on the subject:
How so? The article rants about the 78% claim, without addressing that (a) even correcting for the concerns they state a pay gap exists, and (b) those "choices" men and women make aren't always free choices (witness who takes parental leave in the US vs in more egalitarian countries.
> men may have higher ability or be better negotiators? I don't see a gender pay gap here.
I fail to see how not knowing the source of a gap disproves the gap.
And men having more frequent and successful negotiations is a pretty tested topic itself. When perceived aggression garners one gender respect and another disdain, it's an inevitable result.