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The Truth about the Pay Gap « on: April 30, 2007, 04:03:43 PM »
But, I have to say that a policy solution is not the answer,
unless that policy is only to ensure equal pay for equal
contribution. To ensure that women are paid higher for
performing less work, simply because they have the babies is
discriminatory.  Women aren't paid the same for equal work.
Women can choose not to have babies. They can choose to put
babies up for adoption. They can choose to hire nannies. Nobody
is making them stay home. And if someone is they are perfectly
free to leave those people.  Oh God.  What kind of sheltered
fantasy world do you live in?  So, to me, it does not matter if
"it's not fair". Life isn't fair.   Good point.  Life isn't
fair, and it doesn't matter if it's fair.  That effectively
precludes you from participating in any fairness conversation,
or indeed, any policy-centered question at a