RBP
03-24-2015, 11:13 PM
Even in nursing, no equal pay for women
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/24/us-equalpay-nursing-idUSKBN0MK1YK20150324
My comments in bold obviously
trying the tl;dr snipits...
"Nursing is the largest female dominated profession so you would think that if any profession could have women achieve equal pay, it would be nursing," said lead study author Ulrike Muench from the University of California, San Francisco
Oh really... perhaps we should read on....
the study didn't address the reasons for persistent gaps in pay
You don't say.
it's possible [men] are less likely than women to take extended breaks from the labor force to care for young children or aging parents
Go on...
It's also possible that the study exposed a gender difference in career choices, rather than a genuine lack of equal pay for equal work
"If the observed gender gap in nurses' incomes is a product of female nurses being more likely to elect specialties that are in great need like primary care, long-term care, home care, and public health, it would not be in the public's interest to encourage more women to follow in the footsteps of men to elect higher paying specialties or practice settings,"
So in other words, you have no idea if this is a gender bias issue at all, right?
It's a real indictment...In Wall Street or Silicon Valley people can dismiss it because it's a culture that's not known to be accommodating – a male-dominated work environment where it's stacked against them – but when you see this inequity in nursing it speaks to a larger problem.
:facepalm:
:suicide:
Obama and Hillary both quote this report in 10, 9, 8...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/24/us-equalpay-nursing-idUSKBN0MK1YK20150324
My comments in bold obviously
trying the tl;dr snipits...
"Nursing is the largest female dominated profession so you would think that if any profession could have women achieve equal pay, it would be nursing," said lead study author Ulrike Muench from the University of California, San Francisco
Oh really... perhaps we should read on....
the study didn't address the reasons for persistent gaps in pay
You don't say.
it's possible [men] are less likely than women to take extended breaks from the labor force to care for young children or aging parents
Go on...
It's also possible that the study exposed a gender difference in career choices, rather than a genuine lack of equal pay for equal work
"If the observed gender gap in nurses' incomes is a product of female nurses being more likely to elect specialties that are in great need like primary care, long-term care, home care, and public health, it would not be in the public's interest to encourage more women to follow in the footsteps of men to elect higher paying specialties or practice settings,"
So in other words, you have no idea if this is a gender bias issue at all, right?
It's a real indictment...In Wall Street or Silicon Valley people can dismiss it because it's a culture that's not known to be accommodating – a male-dominated work environment where it's stacked against them – but when you see this inequity in nursing it speaks to a larger problem.
:facepalm:
:suicide:
Obama and Hillary both quote this report in 10, 9, 8...