Women

They can get a job, they can work like men

You're right. I mean, if you live in the United States, it doesn't matter if you only earn a portion of the salary. Like the controversial 77 cents for every man's dollar. Pfft. Who cares? At least women have the privilege to be a human being and go out of their houses without asking their husbands for permission (in the United States), right? Wrong. Women are discriminated and harassed every day all over the world. How's that for the sad truth? I can't tell if you're being a troll or not, but man, if you're not, I pity your twisted view of the world we live in today. :/

If you honestly want to claim that equality is abundant, then at least do some research first.
http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OG-AA204_Census_E_20130917120108.jpg

Seriously, are people forgetting that in some countries girls can't go to school?

That study does't specify whether they were working the same jobs/at the same company

The wage gap was disproved many many times though. Can you prove that you make less than a male you work with who does the exact same as you ? Compare paychecks and follow them around to make sure you're both doing the exact same work.

So basically, guest is claiming that women naturally don't work as hard as men? So it follows that they shouldn't be paid as much? Tell me, how does this lack of work ethic come to be? How about you read what you write before you post so that you don't look like an uneducated fucktard. Thanks.

Or, that they don't work as long? Factoring in the facts such as maternity leave taking care of children and starting their careers later in life is what leads to the "wage gap." If you take two young adults just entering the/ work field, same age, same school, same experience, and same job the girl actually makes more.

But not every female professional has kids.

If women get 77¢ and men get $1 then why hire men?

Of course not. However most women do have kids at sometime in their lives which affects the results of these studies. Other factors (besides those listed above) include the fact that there are more male CEOs and that male athletes get paid more do to higher demand. These large salary individuals also skew the results, making it seem as if men are paid more for the same job. We need to be careful when looking at "wage gap" studies as all to often they merely compare the average lifetime income of two groups without considering the other factors such as the true day to day income.

Woohoo, another internet joke turned into an internet argument. You guys rock.