another bullshite study

not unlike the one that said women are happier if they do more 'house work' (not putting house work down some people like to do that more than others). it sounds to me like someone is trying to 'keep us in our place'
on the other hand..... the explanations livingston and judge cite make a bit of sense to me.

it's NOT bullshite women earn less than men for the same jobs. THAT my dears is sadly true. 'studies' like this are NOT going to assist in correcting that either

Study Ties Wage Disparities To Outlook on Gender Roles

By Shankar Vedantam

Washington Post Staff Writer

Men with egalitarian attitudes about the role of women in society earn significantly less on average than men who hold more traditional views about women's place in the world, according to a study being reported today.

It is the first time social scientists have produced evidence that large numbers of men might be victims of gender-related income disparities. The study raises the provocative possibility that a substantial part of the widely discussed gap in income between men and women who do the same work is really a gap between men with a traditional outlook and everyone else.

The differences found in the study were substantial. Men with traditional attitudes about gender roles earned $11,930 more a year than men with egalitarian views and $14,404 more than women with traditional attitudes. The comparisons were based on men and women working in the same kinds of jobs with the same levels of education and putting in the same number of hours per week................

...........Livingston and Judge said there are two possible explanations: Traditional-minded men might negotiate much harder for better salaries, especially when compared with traditional-minded women. Alternatively, it could also be that employers discriminate against women and men who do not subscribe to traditional gender roles.

"It could be that traditional men are hypercompetitive salary negotiators -- the Donald Trump prototype, perhaps," Judge said. "It could be on the employer side that, subconsciously, the men who are egalitarian are seen as effete."

Livingston, a doctoral candidate in management, added: "People make others uncomfortable when they disconfirm stereotypes -- we don't know how to interpret them.".......

do you know what today (june 10th) is?

it's the 45th anniversary of the equal pay act. what is the equal pay act? it is a law that says an employer has to pay ME the same wage as a man who does the same work. it doesn't though. i, on average earn only 77 cents to each dollar a man earns.


CONGRESS MUST ACT TO CLOSE THE WAGE GAP FOR WOMEN
More than forty years ago, President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act (EPA)1 into law, making it illegal for employers to pay unequal wages to men and women who perform substantially equal work. The following year, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was enacted, making it illegal to discriminate, including in wages and pay, on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, and national origin. At the time of the EPA’s passage in 1963, women earned merely 59 cents to every dollar earned by men.2 Although enforcement of the EPA as well as other civil rights laws has helped to narrow the wage gap, significant disparities remain and need to be addressed.
In addition, the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. severely limited workers’ ability to vindicate their rights under federal anti-discrimination laws. To reverse the Supreme Court’s harmful decision, in 2007 the House of Representatives passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. Lead sponsor Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) has introduced this act in the Senate. To further strengthen current laws against wage discrimination and require the federal government to be more proactive in preventing and battling wage discrimination, lead sponsors Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) and Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) have introduced the Paycheck Fairness Act.3 Similarly, lead sponsors Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) have introduced the Fair Pay Act to ensure equal pay to those with comparable jobs. Strengthening of equal pay laws is critical to help realize the decades-old promise of equal pay for equal work.
The Gender Wage Gap Persists
The wage disparities are of particular concern in light of the present state of the economy. The majority of Americans say that they are worried about the economy and 85 percent believe the economy is getting worse.4 Women are feeling particularly anxious about the economy (67 percent), and their concern is well-justified.5 Although the general population has suffered because of the economic downturn, women have had a greater loss of jobs and a greater loss in wages than men during this period.6
■ Women working full-time, year-round earn only about 77 cents for every dollar earned by men, virtually the same amount women earned in 2005. In 2006, the median annual earnings of women ages 15 and older working full-time, year-round were $32,515, compared to $42,261 for their male counterparts.7.............................