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Originally Posted by cptacek
If it is true that women are paid less for the same work, then why hasn't some company figured that out and hire all women? They would get to pay less in salary, get the same work out of them, and make bunches more money then their competitors.
If it made economic sense for a company to do this, they would do it. And in fact, they would probably be given a medal. But, because men are still out there being hired, I'm guessing that companies do not see the kind of economic "inequalities" that many people are sure exist.
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Sorry guys, but yes, women get paid less, yes, companies know it, and yes, it's quite easy to justify (and difficult to take legal action against). Being an SVP in an F500, I made more than my DH, but I also watched women struggle against this constantly. Often women are willing to be paid less and get the promotion/title, added responsibility, but not the $. Women have a harder time asking for equal $, and it's difficult to prove. There is always some variable, school or years experience or type of experience or...that can be used as justification for the difference.
I have personally sat across from a senior male executive comparing a black women with more experience and skills, and with a disability, against a man, and he flat out said he wanted to hire a man for the job. He did, she found a better position, and the man hired was fired within two months.