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Originally Posted by pennywise121
granted, much of this could be because men are threatened by women in the workplace, but entertain the hypothesis that women are still making less simply because no one has made any significant changes in the way the capitalist world is run (the way the game is played, so to speak). if modeling theory is at all correct we base our behaviors off those that are powerful and rewarded for their actions, and if these powerful leaders are seen as untouchable by the law for discriminatory practices of one form or another, is it any wonder that these practices continue?
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I don't think men generally are threatened by women in the workplace any more than women being threatened by men. Those who go to work and do their job are more worried about saving it than who is what or where.
The way the capitalistic world is being run is changing for the better in some instances but worse in other circumstances. I think a positive approach is that women are being recognized for more than menial jobs they once had. There are more women CEO's, CFO's etc than ever before.
The negative side of capitalism for both sexes is that people are disposible at the drop of a hat. Company loyalty to it's employees in general is abysmal. No wonder more and more people are getting as much as they can while they can. What goes around comes around, but the person signing the cheques still has the power. That will never change.
In this weeks Time magazine;
Average salary of university-educated Asian American women in 2003:
$43,656
Average salary of university-educated black American women in 2003: $41,066
Average salary of university-educated white American women in 2003:
$37,761