All I know is that my boss said to me when I was up for a promotion.

You are clearly the most qualified candidate but you will have children and then your focus will not be on the job. So I am giving the job to Joe.

When Joe got the promotion he said to Joe.

Joe you know Mary is much more qualified than you, but she is going to have children and then her focus will not be on the job. You better prove yourself or I am going to look bad for not chosing Mary.

Joe sucked at the job and eventually - 2 years later I got the promotion. I still kick myself for not taking it to court but that is not my MO. So maybe that is what they mean by lifestyle choice.

Anonymous wrote:I beleive the unmarried childless women earn more than men study was done on women under 30 in NYC and a few other major metropolitan areas.

Anybody else remember what Disraeli said about statistics? A pay gap can only be measured by equal assigments. For example, if a man and a woman both get an MBA from the same school and are hired by a company for the same job, is the pay the same?

Anonymous wrote:You say lifestyle choice, I say sexist institutions. Potato - potatoh

Yes. Lifestyle choice or cultural trap?

You say lifestyle choice, I say sexist institutions. Potato - potatoh

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Even that bastion of liberal thinking Forbes admits to the pay discrepancy. Let "s y'all tell the lying OP we want out of our chains

OP here . I personally think there is a pay gap. But is it the result of lifestyle choices made by women or is it because there is systematic discrimination against women.? Right now research indicate it is the result of lifestyle choice made by women because unmarried urban women without children out-earn men

Here is a god video explaining my thought process

Anonymous wrote:Says a guy named Marty Nemko, career coach:

The sweater makes me want to believe him, but the dog looks like he wants to make a break for it.

um, that could have something to do with the fact that women are out-performing men in higher education.

Anonymous wrote:Even that bastion of liberal thinking Forbes admits to the pay discrepancy. Let "s y'all tell the lying OP we want out of our chains

OP here . I personally think there is a pay gap. But is it the result of lifestyle choices made by women or is it because there is systematic discrimination against women.? Right now research indicate it is the result of lifestyle choice made by women because unmarried urban women without children out-earn men

Even that bastion of liberal thinking Forbes admits to the pay discrepancy. Let "s y'all tell the lying OP we want out of our chains

I guess only a male could nake such an untrue assinine statment

Anonymous wrote:Also unmarried childless women earn more than men. Women lifestyle choices ( to get married and have kids) are more or less responsible for wage gap.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505125_162-28246928/the-gender-pay-gap-is-a-complete-myth/

This article is from March 2011. Are you a bit behind on your reading?

I beleive the unmarried childless women earn more than men study was done on women under 30 in NYC and a few other major metropolitan areas.

Better do a little more research. One link to a news outlet doesn't a thesis make.

Says a guy named Marty Nemko, career coach:

Also unmarried childless women earn more than men. Women lifestyle choices ( to get married and have kids) are more or less responsible for wage gap.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505125_162-28246928/the-gender-pay-gap-is-a-complete-myth/