Why does it happen though? (Male and Female Pay Differentials)

Name: alpha male

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Product:	Male and Female Pay Differentials
Date:	13/07/07 (47 review reads)
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Disadvantages: women get paid less

Males and Females do the same jobs yet in some jobs men get more money. Why is this?

It is the society I think. Men were the original bread winners and this has remained, women are late entrants to the work place therefore have to play catch up.

Legally there should never be this discrimination.

What is quite funny is that some women are holding up the fort for men to pay less to women.

Companies with good practices pay same wages. Go and work for John Lewis or Tesco and you will get same wage as man. Move higher up the ladder and into managerial roles and the pay becomes less for women.

A woman has to be a very good manager to earn same amounts as men.

Some women run companies and they pay less to their female workers. It is also the market forces, men don't take time off for having babies etc, although men can take unpaid leave. Maybe this is the reason, women have to take career breaks whereas men don't.

I don't know what causes the pay discrepancies. I have just speculated on the causes. It is unfair to women because they are likely to work just as well as male workers.

Summary: why though?