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In reply to the discussion: Did Patricia Arquette go off the rails? [View all]davidn3600
(6,342 posts)I dont see this problem the same way you do.
I base it on my experience in the corporate world, my education, and the endless articles I've read over many years....not just here but in other cultures as well.
There are people here who have various agendas, which is why I take their personal accounts with a little salt. Anyone can say anything on the internet to make their opinions appear stronger. All I can go on is what women in my life have told me who I know or worked with and trust. Women who were my coworkers, bosses, teachers, and many women in my family. Any gender discrimination they faced can be traced to a single misogynist manager or supervisor and not some overwhelming conspiracy to keep women down.
Even the White House has admitted that there is a gender wage gap in their own payroll! I mean couldnt Obama wave a magic wand and make his payroll equal? Why doesn't he? Because it's more complicated than that. Men in his staff are working longer hours and have different qualifications than women in his staff. He can't make it equal.