Are women really worth much less then men?

Surprising there is still discrepancies in the treatment of women employees in an advance country like US. It is not so obvious in my country but I believe some employees are also treating their employees unfairly.

I too have left the employment world to run my own business. It is more satisfying to be your own employee that comes with hard work but good earnings.

It can be tough but if you know it it can work out real good My daughter did sign work for a company and it was pretty easy only some lifting a leg or something to weld together but ya have clamps and stuff to hold in place. Probably no woman ever thought about it but my hubby said women ate beter welders for they have a more steady hand. \ and I lobve it and love to make pretty welds so no one would have to buff it most I have seen when I look on thing I know that are welded can tell a man did it as its not pretty and looks like bird dropping lolololol

I have not seen or heard of any woman welder in my country. It sounds to be a tough job and women in this line should be compensated equally with the men.

Reading from the earlier responses here, it is not what I understand from them. There is still discrimination in the workforce in US like any other countries in the world.

Your views are quite logic and I couldn't find any loopholes to debate with you here. I agree fully with your reasoning.

Sort of. If you go out looking for an example of discrimination, you'll always find it. There's always going to be someone somewhere who doesn't like X people, and discriminates against X people. That's always going to be the case. However, in a more general sense, from the perspective of the country as a whole, no there is no discrimination going on. Yes, there are people who claim there is by saying "equal work for equal pay". The problem with 'equal work for equal pay' is, it doesn't count education, work experience, or dedication to the job. A man will often work many hours of over time, work on the weekends, and fly to other places. If a woman has to drop the kids off at school, and pick them up after work, and can't come in on the weekends... then the reason she's not paid as much as a man, is not because of gender, but because the other person works more. Another problem is education. In many cases men get more certifications, degrees, and so on. Finally, women have this big time off called pregnancy. They become less physically useful for several months, and then disappear for a year with the baby. Now that's all fine, but lets say you and a man start at a job, and work 5 years. However you have 3 kids in during that time, and disappear for a year each time. At 5 years out, how much work experience does he have? Five years. How much experience do you have? Two years. You think your going to have the same pay as him? Now when you take into account these various attributes, a women that has the same amount of eduction, same dedication, and same real work experience, is paid exactly the same as a man. There is no real difference in pay between men and women in the US.

I applaud your support to see that women should stand equal with men in the workforce. We have equal intellectual capacity as men in so many fields.

Gender discrimination should never happen in this age anymore as we women are no more regarded as only slaves in our house but are out in the open working hand in hand with men to earn a living.

We coexist with men and they should appreciate what we can contribute to their welfare. Yes, we are no difference than them except for the difference in the vital organs.

I salute your country for producing two great women leaders. It shows women have power to rule a country without fear or favor and this should apply in the workforce too. Men and women should be treated equally as we can excel in any fields if given the opportunity.

Same scenario is happening in my country. Where women used to be house bound are now holding important positions in the workforce. Since women are more vocal these days their demand for equality are well met and definitely they deserved it as women are no less compared to men in all departments.

It is a sweet success for women. Time has seen great improvements towards the treatment of women in the workforce.

The salary scale for government staff is an open book. Working in government departments is quite stable but I've heard that promotion takes a long time to come. And sometimes needs political influence to reach the top. It happen in my country where the minority race can only dream of heading a department even though having scrolls of degrees but because of red tapes he remain frozen in her/his position.

The only difference maybe our vital organs otherwise we share the same intelligence as men.

It can't be viewed in that way. Once absorbed in any kind of jobs, there shouldn't be double standard in treating employees. Women in most cases can handle whatever jobs assigned to them as their intention to work is to earn. Given them lesser pay is tantamount to gender discrimination.

it is only those that earn less make noise and complaining of getting less while those who get fat salaries keep their mouths shut. That is normal human nature.

Maybe I am a bit nutty for getting so outraged about women issues. Women have not stopped fighting for equality in many parts of the world and has not found success in some. Women get blamed for many things in this society and yet, except for a few strong women leaders in government willing to stick their necks to fight for the rights of women. I come from a family of strong women and supportive men. So it is only natural that I feel strongly about women's issues.