Category Archives: Gender Wage Gap

Weaponizing the well-being of women

Posted on August 26, 2012 by

Obama playing Santa to women: “His polling numbers make clear that winning a majority of men’s votes will be a challenge. So the president is trying to keep women — who deserted his party in large numbers in 2010 — on board by fear-mongering on ‘women’s issues’….” Continue reading →

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“Masculinity Myth” Obscures Men’s Juggling Stress

Posted on August 7, 2012 by

“…[W]e don’t recognize that work-family stress is an equal-opportunity plague that hurts men just as much as women. More, in fact.” Continue reading →

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In the liberal Washington Post: Paycheck Fairness Act — A flawed approach to job bias

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

The bill seems to want employees to have as much control over a business as the employer has. Continue reading →

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Maddow, Heroine, Tilts at Windmills

Posted on July 10, 2012 by

“This policy would place the burden of proof on employers to show that pay discrepancies are a “business necessity,” rather than requiring plaintiffs to demonstrate that they face discrimination.” Continue reading →

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Women’s 77 cents to men’s dollar: What it really means

Posted on July 10, 2012 by

A lot of female workers in the higher ranges of women’s median income earn more — often much more — than a lot of male workers in the lower ranges of men’s median. Continue reading →

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The PayCheck Fairness Act Is the Wrong Fix

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

“…[W]ould this legislation that is potentially damaging to businesses have been the thing to cause a real societal shift in the way women’s and men’s careers and work are valued? I have a hard time believing that.” Continue reading →

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Paycheck Fairness Act Proponents Are Only Playing Politics

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

“Such as ambiguous standard would encourage businesses to adopt rigid, one-size-fits-all compensation practices. That’s bad news for female workers who want to negotiate more flexible job arrangements.” Continue reading →

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The Case Against the Paycheck Fairness Act

Posted on May 26, 2012 by

“The Paycheck Fairness Act looks like common sense, but instead of helping women it will hurt all workers.” Continue reading →

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Hypocrisy alert: Sens. Murray, Boxer, and Feinstein paid their female staffers less than their male counterparts

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

“Stiles also reported that the gap was much wider in Sen. Feinstein’s office. On average, female staffers were paid 41 percent less than their male counterparts in 2011.” Continue reading →

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Government Interest in Pay Equity Still High, Increased Enforcement Efforts Afoot

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

This should alarm you: government intervention that smacks of Gestapoism. “In the past, an investigation might be initiated after a charge of discrimination, but now, the EEOC is directly targeting employers for audit.” Continue reading →

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