Equal Pay Day: The Swiss Version

I wanted to do nothing more than just post this video.

Equal pay is something that doesn't exist. This graph comes from the OECD:

I am sorry that it is a little small, but it gets the point across. I want to point out that the United States is in the higher end of the gap. This isn't something that can just be explained away by "men choose higher paying jobs" or "men are more likely to work longer hours" or "men negotiate higher salaries more frequently than women." The fact is that men earn more than women in comparable jobs pretty much regardless of the field.

Furthermore, in an article we read in class, "Selling Women Short: Gender Inequality on Wall Street" by Louise Marie Roth, she discusses that women have to work harder to get into the same positions as men. And when they are in those positions they have to work even harder to ensure that their positions are still seen as equal. And that is in a supposed merit-based reward system. Women always have to be at the top of their game and men can afford to be mediocre. 

And that information does not pertain to just Wall Street. In this study published by PNAS, shows that there is a gender bias for males in the sciences. Even being given the same background, resume, and qualifications, John was favored over Jennifer. As somebody going into science, that kind of upset me.

And not only do the majority of people just accept it, there is constant blocking of bills in Congress to ensure that no law is passed to ensure that women have equal pay. That there won't be an amendment passed to ensure that pay is equal regardless of sex, race, or sexuality. And it's ridiculous. The gender wage gap pisses me off. Because propagating this gap just sends the message "You have to work twice as hard to be seen as equal." And that is just not how it should be.