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Why do women pay more? (pg. 17)
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| b4k-oz |
| quote: | Originally posted by b4k-oz
OK...whatever turns your crank...but let's make a point of playing nice with the rest of the kiddlies |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moral Hazard
Do I have to? |
Hahahahahahahahaha ROFL! :stongue:
ya you do...
(psst...I'll turn away now...and I'm sure your not going to go over and threw sand in their faces...right...hehehehehe) |
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| dallastar |
hahahahah
luckily we have the to hide like that ;):tongue2 |
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| Spam |
If insurance companies are losing money, why can they afford to give out cheap insurance like candy canes in every other state/province/country OTHER than Ontario?
Logikt! |
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| crazedcanuck |
| quote: | Originally posted by StereoPrincess
i don't mind paying more for hair cut. i would rather pay more and get it done well. i can't imagine paying 8 bucks and then having to shave my head bald because they did a horrible job. a guy can live without his hair for a while, i would not.
as for dry cleaning, i never heard any place charge more to women. like what, you bring a pair of pants and they charge you more because they are girl pants? never heard of that. |
Took the words right ouuta my mouth Margs.
Especially when it comes to hair, women's cuts/colours/etc often take 3 times as long due to the different lengths, textures.
Avg guys cut 20 min. Avg womans 1.5hrs |
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| DigiNut |
| quote: | Originally posted by Spam
If insurance companies are losing money, why can they afford to give out cheap insurance like candy canes in every other state/province/country OTHER than Ontario?
Logikt! |
It's not that they CAN afford to give out cheap rates elsewhere, it's that they CAN'T afford to jack up the premiums. If they do, people will simply stop paying them as auto insurance is a nonessential product/service.
Only here where it's provincially mandated can they afford to charge such sky-high premiums and do their own little variation of price-fixing, because just like the oil companies, they know that people will have to pay the premiums no matter how high they are.
I guarantee you - if the Ontario government came to its senses and put that ridiculous piece of legislation in the shredder where it belongs, Ontario auto insurance premiums would drop faster than a Wall Street broker. |
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| Skipper |
Jay, if you're going to argue for equality, why don't you just fight for equal pay for equal work?
Or maybe you're happy, as a man, making 30% more than your female counterpart does. |
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| DigiNut |
| quote: | Originally posted by Skipper
Jay, if you're going to argue for equality, why don't you just fight for equal pay for equal work?
Or maybe you're happy, as a man, making 30% more than your female counterpart does. |
Oh don't ing play that bird-brained card Sarah, you know damn well that the 30% statistic is meaningless. The 30% statistic is NOT based on "equal work". It's not calculated by comparing men and women working the same positions. It's simply fudged by ignoring fundamental differences between the jobs that men and women actually DO - men work longer hours, take high-risk jobs, and prefer working in sectors which are actually profitable, like technology.
Even if the statistic were true, you can't discount the risk factor associated with maternity leave. Since companies are required by law to support that financially, it's only fair that they can adjust pay accordingly. Let's see the government rewrite that law so men can also take "paternity leave", and then we'll talk about pay scale inequity.
But the latter point is secondary. What really matters here is that the statistic you cite (might I add CONSTANTLY cite on this forum) means nothing significant. |
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| Skipper |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigiNut
Even if the statistic were true, you can't discount the risk factor associated with maternity leave. Since companies are required by law to support that financially, it's only fair that they can adjust pay accordingly.
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So what about women who do not choose to bear children, and who persue "high risk" (as you call it) careers? Just grin and bear it? give me a break. |
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| crazedcanuck |
| quote: | Originally posted by Skipper
So what about women who do not choose to bear children, and who persue "high risk" (as you call it) careers? Just grin and bear it? give me a break. |
Shoot for a bonus clause in the contract for promising not to get preggers? |
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| b4k-oz |
| quote: | Originally posted by Skipper
So what about women who do not choose to bear children, and who persue "high risk" (as you call it) careers? Just grin and bear it? give me a break. |
I'm with you on this one.
Equal pay for equal work sounds better to me. It's a win win situation. We've got enough inequality in other areas, so why not make this one equal....what could possibly be so wrong with it? :conf:
Oh, Oh :nervous: ...I suppose I've just upset those that believe in preserving the good old boys club. Now I've done it...not only will they oppose this idea, but now I'll be labelled a feminist supporter :eek:
Deflector Turned on... Let the flaming begin :p |
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| MarkT |
Maybe it's just certain companies who offer it and it's not law, but don't men have the same right to "maternity leave" (perhaps called something else)?
not sure how it works...but I do know someone at a previous job who did take extended time off when his wife gave birth. I believe it was paid leave too, considered "parental leave" or something...but I don't work there anymore and can't confirm.
anyone? |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Skipper
Jay, if you're going to argue for equality, why don't you just fight for equal pay for equal work?
Or maybe you're happy, as a man, making 30% more than your female counterpart does. |
I question those statistics. I have a hard time believing that actual jobs have been compared woman to man. |
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