A Day Without Women in Our Public Schools on March 8?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a teacher, and I find public school teachers' participation in this event to be ironic. This is because public schools are probably one of the only employers that DO pay men and women the same salaries. Those salaries are publicly posted information.
Please, ladies, find a better way to channel your time and energy than this. Your absence will simply make all teachers look bad.

Compare teachers and nurses salaries to other jobs that have the same education requirement.

Teachers and nurses make less because it is seen as a job for women with men who support them.

Teachers make less $75k in Arlington because they only work Sept-June 23. They have July and August off and several paid week long breaks--spring, Xmas, etc. I don't even get Xmas eve off or wed or fri before and after thanksgiving.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a teacher, and I find public school teachers' participation in this event to be ironic. This is because public schools are probably one of the only employers that DO pay men and women the same salaries. Those salaries are publicly posted information.
Please, ladies, find a better way to channel your time and energy than this. Your absence will simply make all teachers look bad.

Compare teachers and nurses salaries to other jobs that have the same education requirement.

Teachers and nurses make less because it is seen as a job for women with men who support them.

Teachers make less $75k in Arlington because they only work Sept-June 23. They have July and August off and several paid week long breaks--spring, Xmas, etc. I don't even get Xmas eve off or wed or fri before and after thanksgiving.

They start at $47K. They make $75K with 15 years experience.

For reference, HHI of $43,568 is eligible for FARM.

[Anonymous]

I think it would have more impact if the kids had to go to school, but the women workers don't. Let the kids sit in assembly all day with the (few) male workers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Teachers and nurses make less because it is seen as a job for women with men who support them.

There are other factors:
public employees
supply and demand

There is a teacher shortage. Plenty of demand, so where's the compensation?

And private teachers make even less.

They don't have to put up with the same crap that public school teachers handle. Private schools get to choose which students they allow to enter and can kick out students who aren't up to their standards.

[Anonymous]

Ask my DH about how his day went without a woman. I was sick yesterday. Right now I'm looking at a very messy house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it would have more impact if the kids had to go to school, but the women workers don't. Let the kids sit in assembly all day with the (few) male workers.

And punish the men for what? What a silly idea

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a teacher, and I find public school teachers' participation in this event to be ironic. This is because public schools are probably one of the only employers that DO pay men and women the same salaries. Those salaries are publicly posted information.
Please, ladies, find a better way to channel your time and energy than this. Your absence will simply make all teachers look bad.

Compare teachers and nurses salaries to other jobs that have the same education requirement.

Teachers and nurses make less because it is seen as a job for women with men who support them.

Teachers make less $75k in Arlington because they only work Sept-June 23. They have July and August off and several paid week long breaks--spring, Xmas, etc. I don't even get Xmas eve off or wed or fri before and after thanksgiving.

They start at $47K. They make $75K with 15 years experience.

For reference, HHI of $43,568 is eligible for FARM.

That's family of 4-not for a single individual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a teacher, and I find public school teachers' participation in this event to be ironic. This is because public schools are probably one of the only employers that DO pay men and women the same salaries. Those salaries are publicly posted information.
Please, ladies, find a better way to channel your time and energy than this. Your absence will simply make all teachers look bad.

Compare teachers and nurses salaries to other jobs that have the same education requirement.

Teachers and nurses make less because it is seen as a job for women with men who support them.

Teachers make less $75k in Arlington because they only work Sept-June 23. They have July and August off and several paid week long breaks--spring, Xmas, etc. I don't even get Xmas eve off or wed or fri before and after thanksgiving.

They start at $47K. They make $75K with 15 years experience.

For reference, HHI of $43,568 is eligible for FARM.

That's family of 4-not for a single individual.

Most families are a family of 4.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Teachers and nurses make less because it is seen as a job for women with men who support them.

There are other factors:
public employees
supply and demand

There is a teacher shortage. Plenty of demand, so where's the compensation?

And private teachers make even less.

They don't have to put up with the same crap that public school teachers handle. Private schools get to choose which students they allow to enter and can kick out students who aren't up to their standards.

You said that teachers make less because they are "public employees" but that is not true because private school teacher make less.

[Anonymous]

And this is why dept of education is going going gone. If public education can so easily be shutdown by a walk out of the female teachers, then perhaps it is time to privatize education since then there will be actual consequences for such insubornation. This "movement" is dumb and plays into the hands of most conservatives. Apparently taxes are being wasted in the public education realm. Bravo - signed a liberal who is so over this nonsense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a teacher, and I find public school teachers' participation in this event to be ironic. This is because public schools are probably one of the only employers that DO pay men and women the same salaries. Those salaries are publicly posted information.
Please, ladies, find a better way to channel your time and energy than this. Your absence will simply make all teachers look bad.

Compare teachers and nurses salaries to other jobs that have the same education requirement.

Teachers and nurses make less because it is seen as a job for women with men who support them.

Teachers make less $75k in Arlington because they only work Sept-June 23. They have July and August off and several paid week long breaks--spring, Xmas, etc. I don't even get Xmas eve off or wed or fri before and after thanksgiving.

They start at $47K. They make $75K with 15 years experience.

For reference, HHI of $43,568 is eligible for FARM.

And most teachers are double income households just like most everyone else. Point?

That's family of 4-not for a single individual.

Most families are a family of 4.

[Anonymous]

I am a public school teacher and am angry at teachers who will be taking the day off and thus closing their school. It is not because I don't support gender equality - I do, and I dislike Trump as much as anyone. But the march is very short sighted. I teach at a school where the majority of students are low-income. Their parents are not employed in positions where they can take off with such short notice. They are not in positions where they get paid time off. They are often paid hourly, and so they're either left scrambling to find childcare (a hassle, plus $$) or have to forego a day's worth of pay. Or leave their kids at home, unsupervised. None of which are good options.

It's just a really shitty position to put these parents in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a teacher, and I find public school teachers' participation in this event to be ironic. This is because public schools are probably one of the only employers that DO pay men and women the same salaries. Those salaries are publicly posted information.
Please, ladies, find a better way to channel your time and energy than this. Your absence will simply make all teachers look bad.

Compare teachers and nurses salaries to other jobs that have the same education requirement.

Teachers and nurses make less because it is seen as a job for women with men who support them.

Teachers make less $75k in Arlington because they only work Sept-June 23. They have July and August off and several paid week long breaks--spring, Xmas, etc. I don't even get Xmas eve off or wed or fri before and after thanksgiving.

They start at $47K. They make $75K with 15 years experience.

For reference, HHI of $43,568 is eligible for FARM.

And most teachers are double income households just like most everyone else. Point?

That's family of 4-not for a single individual.

Most families are a family of 4.

And most teachers are double income households just like most everyone else. Point?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a teacher, and I find public school teachers' participation in this event to be ironic. This is because public schools are probably one of the only employers that DO pay men and women the same salaries. Those salaries are publicly posted information.
Please, ladies, find a better way to channel your time and energy than this. Your absence will simply make all teachers look bad.

Compare teachers and nurses salaries to other jobs that have the same education requirement.

Teachers and nurses make less because it is seen as a job for women with men who support them.

Teachers make less $75k in Arlington because they only work Sept-June 23. They have July and August off and several paid week long breaks--spring, Xmas, etc. I don't even get Xmas eve off or wed or fri before and after thanksgiving.

They start at $47K. They make $75K with 15 years experience.

For reference, HHI of $43,568 is eligible for FARM.

And most teachers are double income households just like most everyone else. Point?

That's family of 4-not for a single individual.

Most families are a family of 4.

You are so funny because you just made my point. Thanks! Go back to my original point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a public school teacher and am angry at teachers who will be taking the day off and thus closing their school. It is not because I don't support gender equality - I do, and I dislike Trump as much as anyone. But the march is very short sighted. I teach at a school where the majority of students are low-income. Their parents are not employed in positions where they can take off with such short notice. They are not in positions where they get paid time off. They are often paid hourly, and so they're either left scrambling to find childcare (a hassle, plus $$) or have to forego a day's worth of pay. Or leave their kids at home, unsupervised. None of which are good options.

It's just a really shitty position to put these parents in.

+ 1. A responsible school teacher who puts the interests of the children before their own political views. Brava or Bravo, as the case may be.