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Nye Bevan

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29. Lawyers earn more than elementary school teachers.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 03:50 PM

Apr 2012

And most lawyers are men, while most elementary school teachers are women. So this contributes to the pay gap. So do we

1. encourage more women to become lawyers, or
2. encourage more men to become teachers, or
3. raise teachers salaries, or
4. lower lawyers' salaries?

The pay gap is mostly caused by different career choices, women working fewer hours than men, and women taking more time out than men to raise families.

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Would An Extra $10,784 Help Your Family? [View all] Playinghardball Apr 2012 OP

If my wife hadn't raps Apr 2012 #1

So should men take a pay cut then? dkf Apr 2012 #2

In countries with pay equality nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #3

Which countries are those? Freddie Stubbs Apr 2012 #9

Europe nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #11

Equal? Or 16.4% less? Freddie Stubbs Apr 2012 #12

Have a good day nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #13

In other words "I was wrong, but I can't admit such a thing." nt Codeine Apr 2012 #15

I'm terribly sorry that I posted facts which conflicted with your worldview Freddie Stubbs Apr 2012 #17

Not conflicted with world view nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #22

But, that is not how the stats are compiled Spike89 Apr 2012 #20

and here in the USA, when people are in union jobs, the pay rates are published SoCalDem Apr 2012 #30

Maybe CEOs need to take a pay cut. n/t Cleita Apr 2012 #4

all women who are not paid the same amount dana_b Apr 2012 #5

You can't just go ladling out social justice all willy nilly! sudopod Apr 2012 #7

I doubt all corporations would increase their payrolls like that. dkf Apr 2012 #21

I suggest firing all of the libertarians. nt sudopod Apr 2012 #27

I think your subtlety mechanism has a low battery. sudopod Apr 2012 #6

none installed JHB Apr 2012 #8

HA! laundry_queen Apr 2012 #10

*snork* cyberswede Apr 2012 #14

Women should get the same pay as men LiberalFighter Apr 2012 #16

Are you even for real? Starry Messenger Apr 2012 #19

It's easy to see the problem. Not so easy to see a solution. dkf Apr 2012 #24

It's dead simple. Starry Messenger Apr 2012 #31

Equality... LanternWaste Apr 2012 #23

If neccessary, YES tkmorris Apr 2012 #25

Just once could you mix it up and fall on the side of fairness and decency? LeftyMom Apr 2012 #26

How do they figure the numbers here and in Europe as above? snooper2 Apr 2012 #18

Fuck yeah! nt MrScorpio Apr 2012 #28

Lawyers earn more than elementary school teachers. Nye Bevan Apr 2012 #29