Earlier today I reported on this story, which detailed the fact that despite women's increase in obtaining university degrees, the 'gender gap' still exists. This gap sees women being paid, on average, significantly less than men.
Later on, I was flipping through the television when I saw the same story being reported on CTV. I have a keen interest in women's issues, so I decided to watch. The guest- and there was only one- was Barbara Jaworski from The Workplace Institute. Needless to say, I was surprised at what she was saying.
Apparently it's the fault of women that they are making less then men. After all, they have made the choice to go study fields that have fewer lucrative career opportunities such as social work and education. If they were smart- it was implied- they would have gone into engineering, business, or the natural sciences.
The guest concluded by saying that these women had failed to make 'astute choices' upon their entrance into the workplace.
Liberalism- and liberals- sicken me.
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This is rather surprising for a number of reasons. I read a Walrus article recently (oldish Walrus, from the winter) that claimed the number of women in university is on the rise - no surprise there. However, said article also said that the enrollement rates in Buisness, Engineering and Science is skyrocketing for women.
(apologies for the spelling errors. It's early)
No doubt. However, program selection isn't the only reasons for women's compartively low wages.
Despite what the neo-liberals would otherwise have you believe.
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