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In reply to the discussion: Did Patricia Arquette go off the rails? [View all]davidn3600
(6,342 posts)The whole report can be read here...
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The problem is very clearly the fact that women do not make the same lifestyle choices that men make. Women don't pick the same jobs. They don't work the same hours. They don't have the determination and motivation to make as much money as possible to be the primary supporter of the family.
There are also some new studies that show lesbian women make nearly as much as straight men. And again those studies suggest because lesbians may tend to have a different outlook on life than straight women and therefore make life decisions closer to what what straight men tend to make.
Men have significantly more pressure in this society than women when it comes to making money. Men will pick careers that make more money. They will aim for promotions that make more money. Men will work more hours for more money. Men will also be willing to take on far more dangerous work. Any wage gap that exists is there because of this social pressure.