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Originally Posted by DDevil
I often hear that society is sexist and biased against women in regards to how on average men get paid more than women for the work they perform. I am not talking about specific jobs but the average wage of a man compared to a woman.
Well i believe this is justified, women deserve less pay than men on average (not for doing the same jobs) before you all start burning your bra's, my reasoning is that in society there is only a certain number of jobs and of these jobs on average men get much more physically demanding jobs with much greater risks too their health and have to perform more over time whereas women tend to get easier jobs. Another factor is that any woman of child bearing age may need to have maternity pay also.
For it to be women getting paid the same would be blatant sexism.
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OK, so what if a woman is a laywer, doctor or teacher, which are not physically demanding jobs as such?
What if a woman is infertile, and thus cannot have children. She wouldn't have to be offered maternity pay or leave, would she? So, in both of these instances, is it justifiable for women to receive less pay than men?