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In reply to the discussion: Did Patricia Arquette go off the rails? [View all]davidn3600
(6,342 posts)Is that what you are saying?
If a man and a woman are doing the same job, but she starts taking more time off and working less hours because she wants to spend more time with her family. Meanwhile the guy continues to work hard and more hours and aims for promotions. Are you suggesting that they should continue to be paid the same forever and that it would be wrong to offer that man the promotion when it comes up? That's discrimination in your mind?
This here is another study that says the choices women make concerning careers and family account for most of the gender gap... The report even concludes that there should NOT be any legislation concerning this issue until it is better understood.
http://www.consad.com/content/reports/Gender%20Wage%20Gap%20Final%20Report.pdf