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Ian_ronald_maiden t1_jahbubt wrote

Reply to comment by thedragonturtle in Gender pay gap difference in select geographies [OC] by Ok_Acanthisitta5799

Correct. Having children and caring for them is another part of why there is a pay gap.

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thedragonturtle t1_jahc78q wrote

To fix this, we need to make it normal for men to take time off work for a couple of years to look after their kids.

It shouldnt be called a pay gap because that makes it sound like women are paid less for the same work.

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Ian_ronald_maiden t1_jahckq0 wrote

No one said anything about the same work. If you’ve understood it that way then I think it is fair to say that you haven’t actually understood the concept, isn’t it?

The question is usually about why female dominated industries, despite being absolutely critical to society, tend to have less monetary value attached to them. Examples of such skilled work are frontline medicine and education; critical yet undervalued compared to say, plumbers and bricklayers, which are male dominated skilled professions that attract very good wages

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