Gender Pay Gap Myth

Let me tell you a story. My brother-in-law, prior to his marriage, told his fiancé to never ask him to choose between his family and his job. He would ALWAYS choose his job first. He was true to his word. They lived well. He worked most weekends. They saw little of each other, but she had plenty of charge cards to keep her happy. Now I personally think he was a turd, but from his boss's perspective, he was a valued employee. He rose rapidly in the corporation and retired wealthy at fifty-five, never having known the two kids his wife raised.

When you hear these bogus statistics comparing male and female salaries/income, remember; these stats do NOT compare "apples and apples." They lump in the female checkout clerk at Food Lion with the male Fortune 500 CEO. Pay Gap? Duh! The fact is that when you compare two people with the same experience, in the same job, with the same level of productivity, there is NO GENDER GAP in pay. An employer would be an idiot not to reward the most productive workers. That company would not remain competitive.

You have two workers. The woman uses every personal leave and sick day. (She has three young children) The man NEVER takes off for ANY family-related crisis or responsibility. Who gets the promotion? Duh! The man may be a "jerk" and a lousy dad, but he is worth MORE to the boss. It's not complicated.