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Post number 5526

tamim — Fri, 26 Jan 2001 16:43:01 -0800

Global women are planning a general strike on March 8, 2001, in protest of pay inequity.

By: howa2396

howa2396 — Fri, 26 Jan 2001 16:50:56 -0800

Alright! This should open up some positions for me, being a male and about to jump into the job market. :) Okay, so I have at least two more years to go, but I thought it was funny.

By: Postroad

Postroad — Fri, 26 Jan 2001 16:56:50 -0800

If they take a day off to protest, will they get paid for that day or does this put them further behind?

By: bondcliff

bondcliff — Fri, 26 Jan 2001 16:57:55 -0800

Yeah, whatever girls. Just make sure dinner is on the table when your man gets home...

By: xiffix

xiffix — Fri, 26 Jan 2001 17:56:07 -0800

And what will all the cylindrical women be doing that day?

By: starduck

starduck — Fri, 26 Jan 2001 18:02:33 -0800

mmm...000001 hits

By: harmful

harmful — Fri, 26 Jan 2001 18:43:01 -0800

If it doesn't work, they might have to resort to more drastic measures.

By: Jart

Jart — Fri, 26 Jan 2001 19:46:04 -0800

I get so tired of these gross overstatements. 'equal pay for work of equal value' indeed. If they were of equal value, wouldn't they be getting the same money? Or am I just using a different definition of value than everyone else?

By: jyoung

jyoung — Fri, 26 Jan 2001 20:07:01 -0800

yes, and saying women give birth to and feed the world doesn't create a deeper chasm of sexist sentiment....i am a single mother of two by choice not divorce. get up, go to work, make the food wipe the butts get up do it again. if women feel so repressed by this station in life don't f**k. problem solved. i have a career, i have kids. no one ever has enough money, someone is always unhappy with it all. fortunately, my kids won't feel like that. mary mother of god.

By: jyoung

jyoung — Fri, 26 Jan 2001 20:08:02 -0800

not me, specifically. mary mother of god was a blasphemous comment, to clarify that.

By: whatnotever

whatnotever — Fri, 26 Jan 2001 20:38:51 -0800

Jart, it's much more complicated than that. People are generally not paid based on how much their labor is worth. For example, why would you pay someone any more than the least possible amount that will keep them working?

By: dagnyscott

dagnyscott — Fri, 26 Jan 2001 20:55:28 -0800

the least possible amount that will keep you working is your worth -- financially.

By: josh

josh — Fri, 26 Jan 2001 22:01:38 -0800

Dude - I cannot believe this conversation. a) It is a fact that women are paid less than men for doing the same jobs -- all across the board, if we're talking janitors, programmers, or ad execs. Even in the U.S. (Obviously this isn't true in every case, but in a surprising number of cases). b) This is unequivocally unfair. No hocus-pocus about 'the market' or the subjectivity of 'value' -- it is discrimination, not economics. I don't know if a strike is the solution -- or what the solution is -- but it's not a problem to be dismissed or laughed about, IMO.

By: kindall

kindall — Fri, 26 Jan 2001 22:25:49 -0800

One of the reasons women are paid less is that they have this tendency to get pregnant and drop out of the workforce on occasion. Simply put, men don't take maternity leave and they rarely quit entirely to raise a family. Companies are not inclined to invest a lot of money on someone who might not be planning to stay. It's still not fair even taking that into account, but that is one nagging factor that keeps the gap open.

By: tamim

tamim — Fri, 26 Jan 2001 23:46:32 -0800

One of the demands of the global women is to be compensated for their domestic duties. Economists have long debated the merits of adding these "services rendered" to formulas for GNP. Many third world countries have women who stay home (either voluntarily, or forced due to "culture") to raise children and perform house hold chores. These women never gets paid for any of these services. Part of this strike-movement is to draw attention to this as well. The strike will be held on World Woman's Day. It is more symbolic than anything else.

By: Jart

Jart — Sat, 27 Jan 2001 06:19:38 -0800

Does that mean that if my wife doesn't clean up the place, she owes me money?

By: daveadams

daveadams — Mon, 29 Jan 2001 10:42:21 -0800

One of the demands of the global women is to be compensated for their domestic duties. So who pays for this? But my bigger question is, should I be compensated for every action I take which may be beneficial to society? If I carry around my trash with me until I find a trash can rather than just dropping on the ground, should the city pay me for saving them some cleanup time? That would be a great way to stop litter...

By: kindall

kindall — Mon, 29 Jan 2001 11:44:22 -0800

Hm. Perhaps automated trash cans that dispensed, say, public transportation vouchers good for bus or subway fare based on the weight of the deposit. A human head weighs eight pounds.