Carrie Lukas, writing in The Wall Street Journal:
THERE IS NO MALE-FEMALE WAGE GAP
A study of single, childless urban workers between the ages of 22 and 30 found that women earned 8% more than men. Tuesday is Equal Pay Day—so dubbed by the National Committee for Pay Equity, which represents feminist groups including the National Organization for Women, Feminist Majority, the National Council of Women's Organizations and others. The day falls on April 12 because, according to feminist logic, women have to work that far into a calendar year before they earn what men already earned the year before.In years past, feminist leaders marked the occasion by rallying outside the U.S. Capitol to decry the pernicious wage gap and call for government action to address systematic discrimination against women. This year will be relatively quiet. Perhaps feminists feel awkward protesting a liberal-dominated government—or perhaps they know that the recent economic downturn has exposed as ridiculous their claims that our economy is ruled by a sexist patriarchy.
The unemployment rate is consistently higher among men than among women. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 9.3% of men over the age of 16 are currently out of work. The figure for women is 8.3%. Unemployment fell for both sexes over the past year, but labor force participation (the percentage of working age people employed) also dropped. The participation rate fell more among men (to 70.4% today from 71.4% in March 2010) than women (to 58.3% from 58.8%). That means much of the improvement in unemployment numbers comes from discouraged workers—particularly male ones—giving up their job searches entirely.
The beauty of life in Obama's America is that we are all broke right now. Poverty has brought us all together--black and white, male and female, religious and agnostic, Eastern bluebloods and Western adventurers--as nothing has in a very long time.
And, yes--the rise of the "mancession" is yet one more manifestation of the Cash-Register Attack that may change everything next year, unless Donald Trump manages to split the "disgusted with all this" vote.
Posted by Little Miss Attila at April 12, 2011 3:20 PM
The sooner normal people realize that "Feminism" equals "Marxism" the better.
Any man that gets in bed with a woman without first sounding her out on "feminism" is an idiot, and deserves what he gets. "Feminism" is a Gramscian wet dream.
Posted by: Rob De Witt at April 12, 2011 4:06 PMI've always felt this was a bogus stat and a general load of crap. How many men are doing the same jobs as other men for different pay? Seniority, performance, even ass-kissing and general appearance are major factors in the variation of pay levels across people doing the same jobs.
At the very least, the men I've worked with have never cried or brought their drama to work with them on a daily basis unlike several of the women I've worked with. I think that's worth some extra dough right there!
Posted by: Dar at April 13, 2011 9:28 AMThe first hint of PMS is worth an 8% cut in pay just for the bitchin'.
First, they demanded the standards lowered to get the job, then they wanted the same pay for less ability.
The PGA had to change it's rules to let a cart on the tour.
Next is hi-speed lifts on the Eiger, K-2 and Everest so that wheelchair bound climbers have equal opportunities.
The Wonderfulness of Progressive Life!
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