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(☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞ ANN PERKI
The problem isn't equal pay so much as it lack of opportunity. A lot of factors come into play. Why aren't women getting promoted as much as men? Why aren't women entering the same fields? Why are women the ones expected to stay home with sick children? Women tend to earn less because they put in less hours, enter different fields, and don't make up a significant percentage of high positions. This disparancy can be further broken down by race. So what is it? Bias, mostly.
When orchestras made their auditions blind auditions, female players were highered more. But, even then, something as simple as wearing high heels or a skirt could hurt their chances of being hired. Why? The interviewers could see or hear the shoes/skirt below the curtain separating them from the interviewee. The interviewers were sexist, but didn't even notice it. They had implicit bias. (source)
A lot of the time women's set backs in their careers are from these implicit biases. Women are expected to get pregnant and need maternity leave, take sick days when their kids are sick, still come home to a "second shift," being assertive is a negative trait for women, etc. This makes them seem like less valuable workers. They have a lot to overcome to pass the glass ceiling, and when they do they can still be viewed as a *****.
In the end, equal pay legislature is important, but without effort into changing social structures, and good motherhood and childhood care, women won't see any real advancements in job desperency.
When orchestras made their auditions blind auditions, female players were highered more. But, even then, something as simple as wearing high heels or a skirt could hurt their chances of being hired. Why? The interviewers could see or hear the shoes/skirt below the curtain separating them from the interviewee. The interviewers were sexist, but didn't even notice it. They had implicit bias. (source)
A lot of the time women's set backs in their careers are from these implicit biases. Women are expected to get pregnant and need maternity leave, take sick days when their kids are sick, still come home to a "second shift," being assertive is a negative trait for women, etc. This makes them seem like less valuable workers. They have a lot to overcome to pass the glass ceiling, and when they do they can still be viewed as a *****.
In the end, equal pay legislature is important, but without effort into changing social structures, and good motherhood and childhood care, women won't see any real advancements in job desperency.
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