[HN Gopher] Google Pay Study Finds It Underpaid Men for Some Job...
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       Google Pay Study Finds It Underpaid Men for Some Jobs (2019)
        
       Author : wslh
       Score  : 25 points
       Date   : 2025-02-09 21:58 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | dijit wrote:
       | I have a huge amount of respect for the fact that they would even
       | publish the information.
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       | I mean; zeitgeist at the time was that it's unconscionable to
       | ever give men any equity in the discussion about equality. The
       | only narrative that was permitted was that men were "superior" to
       | women for time immemorial and men today should be punished, that
       | they are over represented in everything of any importance and
       | given much more favourability in all endeavours. - at least, as a
       | person who grew up stunningly poor, surrounded by drugs and
       | violence but happening to be a white man, this was how it felt.
       | 
       | The reality is of course much more nuanced than that, however it
       | remained the only discussion permissible. It must have took a
       | great deal of courage to publish something that went against
       | this, especially from a company that's so widely promoting the
       | narrative. In fact, it makes me believe their other initiatives
       | are more genuine than I would have thought otherwise.
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       | PS: I don't mind if what I said makes you uncomfortable. It was
       | my truth and made me resoundingly bitter; because I couldn't even
       | talk about it.
        
         | SlightlyLeftPad wrote:
         | The messaging of men needing to be punished is definitely how
         | it was felt and that produces the sort of society we're living
         | in right now. I still don't believe that's the actual intent
         | but it can still be perceived that way and it's important to
         | consider.
        
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