Thomas Sowell | Myths of the Gender Pay Gap

The White House Equal Pay website reports, “On average, full-time working women earn just 78 cents for every dollar a man earns.” The American Association of University Women published a report this spring and asked, “Did you know that in 2014, women working full time in the United States typically were paid just 79 percent of what men were paid, a gap of 21 percent?” And the National Organization for Women website states, “For full-time, year-round workers, women are paid on average only 77 percent of what men are paid… Women still are not receiving equal pay for equal work, let alone equal pay for work of equal value.”

But the White House and others who promote the myth are manipulating statistics in a way to convince women that they are the victims of systematic societal discrimination, and, therefore, stand to benefit from further government action.

Using the statistic that women make 78 cents on the dollar as evidence of rampant discrimination has been debunked over and over again. That statistic doesn’t take into account a lot of choices that women and men make—education, years of experience and hours worked—that influence earnings. If we want to have a fruitful discussion about a gender wage gap, we should have it after the comparison is adjusted for those factors.

Thomas Sowell | Myths of the Gender Pay Gap

[ContemporaryCompendium]

Sowell just swinging in his chair like a boss 😎

[bravofoxtrotllc]

Why this man isn't taught in school is a travesty!

[mrcampos]

Here's the reality: I am a high school teacher. By coaching, working night school, teaching college, teaching in the summers, and teaching extra classes (instead of having planning periods) I make easily over $40, 000 more than your average teacher. The truth is most of my colleagues that work this much are male high school teachers. The women in my field are likely not to work as many hours and even turn down the opportunity when offered. That's the reality. Choice is the factor, because all the teachers are offered this, but only a few are willing to put in so many hours.

[voiceofanewgeneration]

Proverbs 14:15 (NLT) Only simpletons believe everything they’re told! The prudent carefully consider their steps.

[michaelfreeman]

But he doesn't address that women dont have the option to make the same choices as men, because women are the primary care giver. That doesn't need to be the case anymore.

[mrcampos]

Dr. Thomas Sowell... The Enlightenment thinker in post-modern America.