But you can do that with anything if you pretend to misunderstand it. "Oh the air is full of oxygen? Why isn't everything on fire all the time?" The pay gap is a well-documented phenomenon, you can't just say it's not true because it doesn't line up with what you think.
But it isn't well-documented as either of those things? If it was false, we wouldn't have the evidence. And if it was self-inflicted, it would still be a problem that we need to solve.
The things that you guys are arguing about are not mutually exclusive. It's really irritating to see you being down voted for having a reasonable take. There are people who believe it is "only" the patriarchy when there are shitload of factors. It doesn't come off that you are a keyboard warrior or ignoring anything else, in fact I think people down voting you are not willing to hear a possibility that real problems do exist smh and the wage gap isn't a myth.
The Wage Gap is certainly overblown by some but that doesn't make it a fantasy for all women in the workforce. This is why a lot of people (ironically especially online!) advocate for employees to all discuss their pay and have healthy and open communication. Because you never know what your shitty employer is going to do. Yet they also dismiss the real issues that arise in this country.
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u/Cyberguardian173 3d ago
But you can do that with anything if you pretend to misunderstand it. "Oh the air is full of oxygen? Why isn't everything on fire all the time?" The pay gap is a well-documented phenomenon, you can't just say it's not true because it doesn't line up with what you think.