Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site sdcc3.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!ariel!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!sdcsvax!sdcc3!valerie From: valerie@sdcc3.UUCP (Valerie Polichar) Newsgroups: net.women,net.politics,net.social Subject: Re: Discrimination against women and statistics Message-ID: <2942@sdcc3.UUCP> Date: Mon, 8-Jul-85 14:14:12 EDT Article-I.D.: sdcc3.2942 Posted: Mon Jul 8 14:14:12 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Jul-85 10:26:25 EDT References: <482@ttidcc.UUCP> <8203@ucbvax.ARPA> <8204@ucbvax.ARPA> <581@mtung.UUCP> <405@h-sc1.UUCP> <1862@amdcad.UUCP> Reply-To: valerie@sdcc3.UUCP (Valerie Polichar) Organization: U.C. San Diego, Academic Computer Center Lines: 24 Xref: watmath net.women:6353 net.politics:9884 net.social:814 [] Mr. Ngai wondered whether a woman would marry a man whose income was less than hers; can't speak for marriage since mine is still a year or two off, but would like to share my opinion. My chosen field is going to be bringing me $30K right after graduation. Carl's salary will start at more like $20K and won't grow as high or as fast as mine. We're both doing what we want to do, so what difference does it make? I don't care whether or not I'm the principle breadwinner; we're both working hard, right? If Carl lost his job I would feel no particular qualms about supporting the two of us, nor vice versa. Carl doesn't feel his masculinity threatened by my earning more money, nor his intelligence insulted, since his work is far more specialized and intellectual than mine. I never really thought too much about it until you brought it up; growing up with freedoms you take them for granted, I guess! -- -=< Valerie Polichar >=- ...sdcsvax!sdcc3!valerie "The nights are the rivers; they commit the crimes..."