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Gormy Cuss

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5. Service with a smile... reminds me of a recent discussion here

Reply to Starry Messenger (Original post)

Tue Feb 5, 2013, 10:35 PM

Feb 2013

about men asking women strangers to smile.

Some of the above examples of differences in similar occupations do seem a bit offbase, but the notion that some professions tend to command lower salaries because they're women-dominated is true, as is pay disparity by gender for the same job where the wage is not set by a fixed scale. I used to work with a lot of Federal employees and I can't count how many times women told me that one of the best things about working for the government was that the pay grades were fixed based on job descriptions.

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Grin and Abhor It: The Truth Behind ‘Service with a Smile’ (Women & 'emotional labor') [View all] Starry Messenger Feb 2013 OP

one thing d_r Feb 2013 #1

I saw that, and agree. Starry Messenger Feb 2013 #2

Nurturing is not valued. CrispyQ Feb 2013 #3

Definitely agreed. Starry Messenger Feb 2013 #4

Service with a smile... reminds me of a recent discussion here Gormy Cuss Feb 2013 #5

Yes, and union jobs too. Starry Messenger Feb 2013 #6

Yep. Gormy Cuss Feb 2013 #7