Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site gitpyr.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!gatech!gitpyr!djl From: djl@gitpyr.UUCP (Dave Lane) Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Re: Comparable worth Message-ID: <494@gitpyr.UUCP> Date: Tue, 25-Jun-85 12:49:35 EDT Article-I.D.: gitpyr.494 Posted: Tue Jun 25 12:49:35 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 27-Jun-85 05:20:33 EDT References: <482@ttidcc.UUCP> <8203@ucbvax.ARPA><457@unc.UUCP> <2126@ut-sally.UUCP> <393@umcp-cs.UUCP> Reply-To: djl@gitpyr.UUCP (Dave Lane) Organization: Mutant Central Lines: 30 Summary: In article <393@umcp-cs.UUCP> flink@maryland.UUCP (Paul V. Torek) writes: >Actually, the fallacy of comparable worth is that it ignores -- I hate to >say it -- supply and demand. Supply: especially, the regrettable facts >that women choose "women's work" jobs because 1) it is considered "women's >work", and thus social pressure moves women to take those jobs; 2) the >jobs may be considered "better" because it is assumed, rightly or wrongly, >that (e.g.) nursing serves humanity better than (e.g.) garbage collecting, >and women may (probably due to our culture) value compassion more than men; >3) girls are discouraged from certain subjects (math) and encouraged to >do well in others; etc., etc., etc. > >Discrimination probably does cause part of the wage gap, but -- there must >be a better way. > --Paul V. Torek, Iconbuster-in-chief nursing is also considered better because you have to go to school for a minimun of two years and then pass a 3 day state board exam to get a license. last i heard, you didn't have to do that to be a garbage collector. and in most cases, nursing pays more, especially if you have a BSN (4 year degree). of course, you also have to consider that nursing pay scales vary much more regionally than sanitation jobs. for what it's worth... -- Dave Lane, User Assistant, Office of Computing Services, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332 ...!{akgua,allegra,amd,hplabs,ihnp4,masscomp}!gatech!gitpyr!djl ...!{rlgvax,sb1,uf-cgrl,unmvax,ut-sally,ut-ngp}!gatech!gitpyr!djl