I feel the need
by ufl (2024-01-07 10:29:35)

In reply to: Could you expand on your comment about a  posted by krudler


to rephrase your description to eliminate the hidden assumption.

The way I would summarize the results:only a small part of the male/female income disparity arises because men are paid more than women for the same job description. The bulk of the disparity arises because females are underrepresented (males are overrepresented) in a number of high income jobs (and the reverse for lower than average income jobs).

This is a largely accurate summary of the patterns we see and research into the underlying causes this pattern was the basis for Claudia Goldin's recent Nobel prize.

This may represent "choice" but that's begging the question.

Consider a thought experiment. Someone researches the income disparity between blacks and whites in 1953. They find that discrimination plays no role, it's just that more Blacks choose occupations such as cooks while more Whites choose occupations such airline pilots. Can you see why such an interpretation might be less than persuasive?


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