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How Are Women Discriminated Against?
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I've been trying to find good sources of information on this topic. Women make 78 cents to the male dollar -- but the difference isn't necessarily due to discrimination.

So, please post any and all scientific evidence for discrimination against women that you know of. I don't mean personal anecdotes -- I mean legitimate, peer-reviewed social science.
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  How Are Women Discriminated Against? durutti  Feb-29-04 03:24 PM   #0 
   I have always felt that women were discriminated against...  rasputin1952DU Moderator   Feb-29-04 03:31 PM   #1 
   Birth contol pills, NOT covered, VIagra? COVERED... now why IS that?  radwriter0555   Feb-29-04 09:21 PM   #55 
      I Checked This Out With My Insurance Carrier  outinforce   Mar-02-04 03:24 PM   #76 
      is erectile dysfunction life-threatening...ever?  noiretblu   Mar-02-04 03:27 PM   #77 
      No, but sometimes it seems like it is  sangh0   Mar-04-04 05:59 PM   #213 
      because  plan9_pub   Mar-03-04 07:38 PM   #169 
      Must be different from my company  pnb   Mar-02-04 04:28 PM   #89 
      Insurance: Pregnancy  tkulesa   Mar-02-04 08:30 PM   #137 
      Impotence is a medical condition  togiak   Mar-03-04 06:55 PM   #166 
         But infertility often is, and treatment for that is often not covered  grannylib   Mar-04-04 01:26 PM   #187 
            oh, I thought infertility treatment often WAS covered  FizzFuzz   Mar-04-04 05:28 PM   #198 
            OK  togiak   Mar-04-04 06:03 PM   #215 
   mainly when looking for jobs  Kamika   Feb-29-04 03:35 PM   #2 
   Many CEO's are assholes  wuushew   Feb-29-04 03:38 PM   #4 
   it's easy  Kamika   Feb-29-04 03:41 PM   #6 
   Some Folks Feel That They Can  outinforce   Mar-02-04 03:44 PM   #85 
   Kamika, dear, plese explain what you meant.  catzies   Mar-02-04 03:27 PM   #78 
   What I meant  Kamika   Mar-03-04 12:32 PM   #158 
      I hope to change your mind/educate you a little more  catzies   Mar-03-04 05:34 PM   #160 
         catzies  FizzFuzz   Mar-04-04 05:05 PM   #191 
   Join the nonprofit sector!  KevinJ   Mar-02-04 03:38 PM   #83 
   Not so fast ;-)  pmbryant   Mar-04-04 05:40 PM   #204 
      what about the pay gap?  highlonesome   Mar-05-04 10:43 AM   #248 
         Careful, there,  outinforce   Mar-05-04 11:01 AM   #249 
   I have a friend (female)  tkulesa   Mar-02-04 08:49 PM   #138 
   Are you a 12 year old boy?  displacedtexan   Feb-29-04 03:37 PM   #3 
   Unfair post  togiak   Mar-03-04 07:26 PM   #167 
   Woman here....  ikojo   Feb-29-04 03:40 PM   #5 
   Very nice synthesis of conservative points  wellstone_democrat   Feb-29-04 04:04 PM   #8 
   Psssst.... w_d  Karenina   Feb-29-04 05:08 PM   #18 
   If you are in a union...  LiberalFighter   Feb-29-04 09:13 PM   #52 
   I love to babysit  tkulesa   Mar-02-04 08:54 PM   #139 
   Ok, here goes  camero   Feb-29-04 03:46 PM   #7 
   gee, guy  iverglas   Feb-29-04 04:34 PM   #9 
      I'm not arguing that  camero   Feb-29-04 04:42 PM   #11 
         I'm disappointed  iverglas   Feb-29-04 05:12 PM   #19 
            Wouldn't a living wage ordinance bring women's wages  camero   Feb-29-04 05:22 PM   #20 
               has minimum wage law  iverglas   Feb-29-04 05:45 PM   #25 
               No, actually I'm looking at it  camero   Feb-29-04 05:55 PM   #26 
                  It's not just powerful men doing the  smirkymonkey   Feb-29-04 06:18 PM   #29 
                  So let's just beat on poor men?  camero   Feb-29-04 06:21 PM   #30 
                     Where did I say that??  smirkymonkey   Feb-29-04 06:52 PM   #38 
                        Well I have been  camero   Feb-29-04 07:10 PM   #42 
                           this is simply unpleasant  iverglas   Feb-29-04 07:29 PM   #44 
                           What a great post.  Ripley   Mar-02-04 04:27 PM   #88 
                           Camero I know exactly how you feel as...  ngGale   Mar-01-04 01:59 AM   #66 
                           I have been discriminated against because of my disability too  tkulesa   Mar-02-04 09:11 PM   #140 
                              start a thread?  iverglas   Mar-03-04 09:06 AM   #150 
                  what are you talking about??  iverglas   Feb-29-04 06:34 PM   #32 
               Would it be better for a woman making generally less than a man..  LiberalFighter   Feb-29-04 09:16 PM   #54 
   Wonderful, just wonderful  kayell   Feb-29-04 04:41 PM   #10 
   form of discrimination  historian   Feb-29-04 04:45 PM   #12 
   "woman's field"  cedahlia   Feb-29-04 06:25 PM   #31 
   If the Wages Are So Crappy,  outinforce   Mar-02-04 04:23 PM   #87 
      So who would teach kids or run day care centers,  Ripley   Mar-02-04 04:33 PM   #90 
      Where Do You Think I Said that  outinforce   Mar-02-04 04:59 PM   #97 
         Ah, there it is. The token Oprah.  Ripley   Mar-03-04 09:52 AM   #153 
         Thanks for Your Diagnosis  outinforce   Mar-03-04 12:24 PM   #156 
         how many other  maxanne   Mar-04-04 06:08 PM   #218 
            Other Names  outinforce   Mar-04-04 06:28 PM   #225 
               try rereading my post  maxanne   Mar-04-04 06:32 PM   #226 
                  I Have  outinforce   Mar-04-04 06:40 PM   #227 
                     color me  maxanne   Mar-04-04 07:19 PM   #232 
      Wow  Pithlet   Mar-02-04 04:42 PM   #92 
      If You Were Advising A Young Woman or Girl  outinforce   Mar-02-04 05:05 PM   #99 
         I'm sorry  Pithlet   Mar-02-04 05:20 PM   #100 
            I, too, am Bitter  outinforce   Mar-02-04 05:41 PM   #103 
               Who said I was bitter?  Pithlet   Mar-02-04 05:52 PM   #105 
                  No One.  outinforce   Mar-02-04 06:10 PM   #107 
                     I was not offended.  Pithlet   Mar-02-04 06:19 PM   #110 
                        Thanks For Being  outinforce   Mar-02-04 06:33 PM   #114 
                           No  Pithlet   Mar-02-04 06:36 PM   #115 
                              On Being "Guilted"  outinforce   Mar-02-04 06:56 PM   #122 
                                 Oh, brother.  Pithlet   Mar-02-04 07:04 PM   #125 
                                    LOL!  outinforce   Mar-03-04 09:49 AM   #152 
                                       Deleted message  Name removed   Mar-04-04 06:14 PM   #221 
      like IT with very high wages once but now no jobs???  bobbieinok   Mar-02-04 06:14 PM   #108 
      oh, good  maxanne   Mar-04-04 06:02 PM   #214 
   That is a different way of enforcing wage discrimination  LiberalFighter   Feb-29-04 09:27 PM   #57 
      Whether a field is dominated by women or men  mantis49   Mar-02-04 06:29 PM   #113 
         Why Do You Think  outinforce   Mar-03-04 12:27 PM   #157 
         it's the free market  highlonesome   Mar-04-04 01:16 PM   #185 
         service jobs  FizzFuzz   Mar-04-04 04:52 PM   #189 
         found it!!  highlonesome   Mar-04-04 01:23 PM   #186 
            gee I'm looking at that page now  FizzFuzz   Mar-04-04 05:38 PM   #203 
   KAYELL, WHO SAID LESBIANS DON'T FACE DISCRIMINATION???  Skittles   Feb-29-04 05:04 PM   #15 
   I forget who they all were, although I think several are now tombstoned  kayell   Feb-29-04 05:42 PM   #24 
      HEY! WHY DO MY GAY FRIENDS BORROW MONEY FROM ME ???  Skittles   Feb-29-04 06:11 PM   #27 
         Um, because it's a myth?  kayell   Feb-29-04 08:07 PM   #48 
            I yell a lot kayell  Skittles   Mar-01-04 08:52 AM   #71 
   I was just thinking the same thing  Woodstock   Feb-29-04 06:43 PM   #33 
   I can't even believe you are asking this  smirkymonkey   Feb-29-04 04:53 PM   #13 
   why?  Kamika   Feb-29-04 05:06 PM   #16 
   Agree. I thought this was a progressive forum  Woodstock   Feb-29-04 06:45 PM   #34 
      Deleted message  Name removed   Feb-29-04 06:53 PM   #39 
      This is a privately run message board. Think of it like a  blondeatlast   Feb-29-04 10:54 PM   #61 
      Exactly...  smirkymonkey   Feb-29-04 06:55 PM   #40 
   Lip service to ideals:  Ilsa   Feb-29-04 04:55 PM   #14 
   Well, the fact that they are making 78 cents to the dollar should  Cleita   Feb-29-04 05:07 PM   #17 
   Please pay attention to this post, as it will be my only future reply.  blondeatlast   Feb-29-04 05:22 PM   #21 
   You have to ask?  retread   Feb-29-04 05:29 PM   #22 
   Look at the Senate  boobooday   Feb-29-04 05:32 PM   #23 
   Not discrimination  togiak   Mar-03-04 07:45 PM   #170 
      would they have the support of the party?  boobooday   Mar-04-04 07:22 PM   #233 
         Does it matter?  togiak   Mar-04-04 07:56 PM   #237 
   Is Ashcroft going after vasectomy patients' records?  Lars39   Feb-29-04 06:18 PM   #28 
   Thank you, Lars39!  cedahlia   Feb-29-04 06:50 PM   #36 
   Asking why a bag of hammers doesn't pass an intelligence test.............  nolabels   Mar-01-04 02:25 AM   #67 
   bingo!  bleedingheart   Mar-04-04 05:21 PM   #196 
   Try Google  Woodstock   Feb-29-04 06:47 PM   #35 
   Google helped me remember something this monring  catzies   Mar-02-04 03:37 PM   #82 
      That is awesome  tkulesa   Mar-02-04 09:19 PM   #141 
      Women's Work  Scout   Mar-02-04 09:57 PM   #147 
   Does the income difference really scream discrimination?  depakote_kid   Feb-29-04 06:51 PM   #37 
   However, requiring statistical  smirkymonkey   Feb-29-04 07:06 PM   #41 
   I agree with you that qualitative issues are important  depakote_kid   Feb-29-04 08:28 PM   #49 
   Why is that burden a bad thing?  pnb   Mar-02-04 04:45 PM   #93 
      Because of the high bar it sets  tkulesa   Mar-02-04 09:25 PM   #142 
         The high bar doesn't matter  pnb   Mar-03-04 05:44 PM   #161 
         I would agree with you if..  tkulesa   Mar-03-04 06:18 PM   #162 
         er... the standard is a preponderance of the evidence  depakote_kid   Mar-03-04 06:27 PM   #163 
   same job, different money  wellstone_democrat   Feb-29-04 07:17 PM   #43 
      You're missing my point  depakote_kid   Feb-29-04 07:57 PM   #47 
         no I'm not missing your point  wellstone_democrat   Feb-29-04 09:15 PM   #53 
            If that's what the evidence shows, then the question becomes  depakote_kid   Feb-29-04 09:37 PM   #59 
               AAUP would be better  wellstone_democrat   Mar-01-04 12:38 AM   #63 
   Examples of sex discrimination  oldcoot   Feb-29-04 07:36 PM   #45 
   A couple more - no links  sangha   Feb-29-04 07:45 PM   #46 
   Let me count the ways  Nobody   Feb-29-04 08:41 PM   #50 
   It depends on what situations.  LiberalFighter   Feb-29-04 09:09 PM   #51 
   More...  Digit   Feb-29-04 09:31 PM   #58 
      In Some States, Women Pay a Tax on Being a Woman  Crisco   Mar-02-04 06:40 PM   #117 
   ridiculous question.  KG   Feb-29-04 09:26 PM   #56 
   I'll try to limit myself ....  FizzFuzz   Feb-29-04 10:02 PM   #60 
   No, he never does - typical  smirkymonkey   Mar-01-04 12:57 AM   #64 
      ah, I see  FizzFuzz   Mar-01-04 03:27 AM   # 
      ah, I see  FizzFuzz   Mar-01-04 03:27 AM   #68 
   Drive by is a drive by--regardless of the poster's post count.  blondeatlast   Feb-29-04 10:57 PM   #62 
   durutti how about ashcroft subpoenaing women's health records?  Katie   Mar-01-04 01:35 AM   #65 
   That is not an example of societal discrimination  togiak   Mar-03-04 07:51 PM   #171 
   I am NOT denying that sexism exists.  durutti   Mar-01-04 07:45 AM   #69 
      I support you  togiak   Mar-03-04 07:54 PM   #172 
   This, like all 'discrimination' threads, has become a hot topic...  rasputin1952DU Moderator   Mar-01-04 08:49 AM   #70 
   I have always thought that women are the one group its "OK" to bash  FizzFuzz   Mar-02-04 12:04 AM   #73 
   glad to see you  iverglas   Mar-02-04 07:55 AM   #74 
   geee thanks!  FizzFuzz   Mar-02-04 03:35 PM   #80 
      Thank god you're here....I was really  smirkymonkey   Mar-02-04 09:39 PM   #144 
   Even here  Pithlet   Mar-02-04 03:56 PM   #86 
   I agree with almost everything you say  tkulesa   Mar-02-04 09:35 PM   #143 
   correction: SOME former slaves were WOMEN too!  noiretblu   Mar-02-04 03:37 PM   #81 
   A question for DU males  SaddenedDem   Mar-01-04 08:57 AM   #72 
   we're told by men  FizzFuzz   Mar-02-04 03:22 PM   #75 
   Welcome to DU, FizzFuzz!  catzies   Mar-02-04 03:33 PM   #79 
   it sure is about life and death  noiretblu   Mar-02-04 03:39 PM   #84 
   I Might Suggest That  outinforce   Mar-02-04 04:36 PM   #91 
   Sex Discrimination  dryan   Mar-02-04 04:48 PM   #95 
   It Sounds to Me  outinforce   Mar-02-04 05:20 PM   #101 
      a hostile work environment = DISCRIMINATION  noiretblu   Mar-02-04 06:38 PM   #116 
   unborn, being the operative word  noiretblu   Mar-02-04 05:01 PM   #98 
   "undead" being an equivalent operative word  TahitiNut   Mar-02-04 07:43 PM   #134 
   subtleties  Retrograde   Mar-02-04 10:07 PM   #149 
   Consensus?  Mushroom   Mar-02-04 07:33 PM   #132 
   That's The Ticket  outinforce   Mar-03-04 10:01 AM   #155 
   It's my choice as to how much risk I'm willing to take  Nobody   Mar-02-04 07:42 PM   #133 
   Welcome to the board FizzFuzz--one reason they keep women...  ngGale   Mar-02-04 06:05 PM   #106 
   Speaking of the media, FizzFuzz...  CBHagman   Mar-02-04 07:08 PM   #128 
      oh yes absolutely CB  FizzFuzz   Mar-02-04 08:19 PM   #136 
      You Must Be Kidding!  outinforce   Mar-03-04 05:13 PM   #159 
         I just gotta wonder  iverglas   Mar-03-04 06:50 PM   #165 
   Could You Be A Bit More Specific, Please?  outinforce   Mar-02-04 04:46 PM   #94 
   I'm against ending innocent human life as well  Pithlet   Mar-02-04 04:56 PM   #96 
   I'm Confused Here  outinforce   Mar-02-04 05:32 PM   #102 
      I'm moving too fast for you again, aren't I?  Pithlet   Mar-02-04 05:45 PM   #104 
         Yes  outinforce   Mar-02-04 06:16 PM   #109 
            still up to your same old tricks, i see  noiretblu   Mar-02-04 06:21 PM   #111 
            Because  Pithlet   Mar-02-04 06:25 PM   #112 
               So Now YOU Get TO Decide  outinforce   Mar-02-04 06:45 PM   #118 
               You can post wherever you like.  Pithlet   Mar-02-04 06:54 PM   #121 
                  Deleted message  Name removed   Mar-02-04 07:03 PM   #124 
                     I don't know.  Pithlet   Mar-02-04 07:07 PM   #126 
                     LOL...from the mouth of babes  noiretblu   Mar-02-04 07:08 PM   #127 
                        Thanks for the welcome  Meowser   Mar-02-04 07:20 PM   #131 
               Maybe the poster had a bad experience with  put out   Mar-02-04 06:49 PM   #119 
                  A Suggestion, If I May  outinforce   Mar-02-04 07:01 PM   #123 
                     alright: what's your dog in the abortion fight?  noiretblu   Mar-02-04 07:10 PM   #129 
                     alright: what's your dog in the abortion fight?  noiretblu   Mar-02-04 07:11 PM   #130 
                     Deleted message  Name removed   Mar-02-04 09:58 PM   #148 
                     I was flip in my reply. I apologize for that, however,  put out   Mar-02-04 07:54 PM   #135 
                        Demeaning  outinforce   Mar-03-04 09:37 AM   #151 
                           Well, again, you are correct.  put out   Mar-03-04 08:15 PM   #173 
   Hmmmmm.....  smirkymonkey   Mar-02-04 09:50 PM   #145 
      here's one that's to the point: masturbation  noiretblu   Mar-03-04 07:33 PM   #168 
   A misread of conservatives  togiak   Mar-03-04 08:18 PM   #174 
      yes I do know  FizzFuzz   Mar-04-04 05:55 PM   #211 
         Agree  togiak   Mar-04-04 06:12 PM   #219 
            dat was me!  FizzFuzz   Mar-04-04 06:52 PM   #230 
               Cool  togiak   Mar-04-04 07:59 PM   #238 
   Reply to OUTINFORCE  FizzFuzz   Mar-02-04 06:53 PM   #120 
   Seen Comedy Central recently?  Retrograde   Mar-02-04 09:53 PM   #146 
   A Little  outinforce   Mar-03-04 09:56 AM   #154 
   You had me at the first paragraph  togiak   Mar-03-04 09:52 PM   #176 
      a medical condition?  Retrograde   Mar-04-04 06:18 PM   #223 
         "Dick Flick"  Scout   Mar-04-04 07:42 PM   #235 
            LOL  togiak   Mar-04-04 08:01 PM   #240 
   even 3rd world countries...  thinkingwoman   Mar-03-04 06:30 PM   #164 
   I'll take it one further  togiak   Mar-03-04 08:33 PM   #175 
   But all individuals should have rights  Nikia   Mar-04-04 11:01 AM   #180 
   You Raise an Excellent Point  outinforce   Mar-04-04 11:13 AM   #181 
   messages to little boys  FizzFuzz   Mar-04-04 05:15 PM   #195 
      I Don't Disagree  outinforce   Mar-04-04 05:30 PM   #201 
      That is a very distorted view  Pithlet   Mar-04-04 05:41 PM   #205 
         distorted, indeed  noiretblu   Mar-04-04 05:49 PM   #208 
         Someone Else Mentioned  outinforce   Mar-04-04 05:58 PM   #212 
            You've got it wrong.  Pithlet   Mar-04-04 06:51 PM   #229 
               My Point  outinforce   Mar-05-04 10:21 AM   #247 
      I am all for males with feminine traits  Nikia   Mar-04-04 05:42 PM   #206 
   I do understand your point, however  Nobody   Mar-04-04 12:45 PM   #182 
      Men's work is always valued more  Nikia   Mar-04-04 12:58 PM   #183 
         What Measure Is Used To "Value" Work?  outinforce   Mar-04-04 05:36 PM   #202 
            Money, status, prestigue  Nikia   Mar-04-04 05:52 PM   #209 
               I Don't Mean to Push  outinforce   Mar-04-04 06:05 PM   #216 
                  The value of things  Nikia   Mar-04-04 06:59 PM   #231 
                     Industrial Revolution/Consumerization  togiak   Mar-04-04 08:21 PM   #243 
                        In your opinion, should it always be the woman who stays home?  Nikia   Mar-04-04 08:36 PM   #244 
                           Not at all  togiak   Mar-04-04 10:09 PM   #245 
                           Here's My Response  outinforce   Mar-05-04 09:52 AM   #246 
   thinkingwoman, THAT IS POWERFUL AND ELOQUENT.  catzies   Mar-03-04 09:54 PM   #177 
      Please Speak For Yourself  outinforce   Mar-04-04 10:22 AM   #178 
         I guess you're right  iverglas   Mar-04-04 10:52 AM   #179 
            good explanation  FizzFuzz   Mar-04-04 05:01 PM   #190 
   I've yet to see  highlonesome   Mar-04-04 01:09 PM   #184 
   I have mentioned several books  FizzFuzz   Mar-04-04 04:37 PM   #188 
   highlonesome, statistics ... and what were those other things?  iverglas   Mar-04-04 05:08 PM   #192 
   advertising  FizzFuzz   Mar-04-04 05:27 PM   #197 
      he's been reading warren what's his name again  noiretblu   Mar-04-04 05:30 PM   #200 
         yup  iverglas   Mar-04-04 06:16 PM   #222 
   where is your statistical information?  noiretblu   Mar-04-04 05:09 PM   #193 
   I have in the past.  Pithlet   Mar-04-04 05:10 PM   #194 
   gay men  FizzFuzz   Mar-04-04 06:13 PM   #220 
      Why Is It?  outinforce   Mar-04-04 06:19 PM   #224 
         why oh why  FizzFuzz   Mar-04-04 06:41 PM   #228 
   Man...you're right.  Vittorio   Mar-04-04 07:45 PM   #236 
      Deleted message  Name removed   Mar-04-04 07:59 PM   #239 
      Wrong. There are plenty of statistics.  pmbryant   Mar-04-04 08:10 PM   #241 
   Notice how there is no "The Woman Show" which shows  bleedingheart   Mar-04-04 05:28 PM   #199 
   That is atrocious  pmbryant   Mar-04-04 05:49 PM   #207 
   The next time I get one I will scan the more offensive sections  bleedingheart   Mar-04-04 06:05 PM   #217 
      What a coincidence.  Ripley   Mar-04-04 08:17 PM   #242 
   How not to be emotional at work.  Pithlet   Mar-04-04 05:54 PM   #210 
   Which type of discrimination are you referring to?  JoeWang   Mar-04-04 07:24 PM   #234 
 

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