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A Lot of Factors Go into Male, Female Pay Disparity

You're the first woman I've seen at one of these things that dresses like a woman, not like a

woman thinks a man would dress if he was a woman. Jack Trainer, Working Girl,20

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Century Fox, 1988

A few months back, enough U.S. Senators pooled their votes and defeated the equal pay bill saying,

The disparity exists because a female social worker makes less than a male engineer.

O.K., maybe you shouldnt expect much heavy lifting thinking from people who want to guide your

government, but really?

Still, laws cant eliminate discrimination.

However, as Neil deGrasse Tyson has pointed out in the recent science documentary series Cosmos,

humankind is still in the early learning stages.


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Since females represent roughly 50 percent of the worlds population, logic says that some want to do

more than just social work...and expect to earn more. That should especially be true in the technology

industry.

Industry executives are quick to say qualified female technologists engineers, programmers,

developers are in very short supply.

They say the fault lies with schools, parents or society in general that dont encourage girls to pursue

technical fields.

The truth is that technology is a sexist, alpha-male culture.

When a guy disagreed with that assessment, Tess said in response, You want another answer, ask

another girl.

Shes a Computer

But according to Ruth Oldenziel, a professor at Eindhoven University of Technology, that hasnt always

been the case:

- Ada Lovelace, a mathematician in the 1800s is often referred to as the worlds first

computer programmer

- Rear admiral Grace Hopper developed the first compiler

- Six women programmed the 30-ton Eniac computer one of the most famous

systems in history -- for the Army

Since the industry estimates there will be more than 1.2 million new computing jobs available in the U.S(many more in other countries) and universities are only producing 39 percent of the graduates needed,

maybe its time for females to take back the industry lead.

Even if they get to that stage, there is still the issue of equality of respect for their intelligence,

expertise, opinions, professionalism -- and pay.


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Why is It Spiderman, Captain America, Batman and other male superheroes are great

formulas for box office hits but female heroes are few and far between. Megan Gale, Scarlett

Johansson and Halle Berry are just a few that can stand toe-to-toe with any man.

Lets overlook the pay equity thing for a moment and focus on the fact that women are finally

making gains in senior management positions without being superheroes.

A Forbes Insights report found that globally, 24 percent of senior leadership positions were held bywomen.

As Tess said excitedly on the phone, Cyn! Guess where I am...

The Grant Thorntons report showed that the top five female positions were CFO (31%), HR (30%)

controller (14%), CMO (13%) and sales director (13%).


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Office Females The path to management positions for females has become easier in recent

years because they are asserting themselves more and organizations are realizing they are

wasting valuable talent by not preparing them and opening opportunities for qualified women

executives.

Interestingly, China led the way for the world with 52 percent and all of the AP (Asia Pacific)

region had 29 percent of women in senior positions compared to 25 percent in the EU, 23

percent in Latin America and North America 21 percent.Why the increase?

Emerging Markets

As the Board Secretary of the China Financial Futures Exchange noted their talent, intelligence

are more respected at higher-level positions.

Perhaps Chinese are more enlightened because they see the importance/benefit of diversity

diversity of thought.

A global study by Zenger Folkman found not too surprising that men dominated the higher

leadership positions (78 percent) and they tended to have compatible top managers 2ndtier

(67 percent), 3rd tier (60 percent).

Overcoming the alpha male culture isnt easy!But it is being done.

Women are asserting themselves and agreeing with Tess, I know what I'm doing.


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Gender Pay Imbalance Despite their education and experience, many women continue to earn

less than their male counterparts but at least it is more equitable in the technology fields.


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Women in the technical fields fare better than many software engineers (12 percent lower),

hardware engineers (16 percent lower).

Long Hours

However, Dr. Goldin said the pay will probably never be completely equal because there is

another unstated consideration people are rewarded more for longer hours in the office, being

on call.So those females who are career-focused probably/possibly earn the same or more than their

male counterpart. Which means those who juggle career and family should probably get paid by

their partner for their second job cooking, cleaning, washing, handling the kids, paying bills, etc.

Crud Im more in debt!

Of course, today many females are thinking like Tess, I'm not gonna spend the rest of my life

working my ass off and getting nowhere just because I followed rules that I had nothing to do with

setting up.

Especially in todays online age.

No one knows if youre a dog or an ***until you Tweet that Tweet, upload that selfie, post that

Instagram.

Then, the only thing you can do is run for Congress.

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