At first I thought she said the gender pay gap starts at age 8, that is 8 year old male employees get paid more than 8 year old female employees. This confused me, as I thought it was illegal to employ anyone under about 14 or 15 years of age. Then she said men and women (adults) are generally paid equally in the workforce until children come along. So I’m wondering does that mean the gender pay gap starts to become noticeable once the employee’s children get to about 8 years old? I can’t tell from the clip. Also would be interesting to hear if there is a pay gap for parents with children under the age of 8. What about for working women who don’t have children? What seemed at first a very weird clip is actually very interesting.
You’re correct - that’s what she says! Research has shown that the gender pay gap starts from age 8 in terms of pocket money! This can be because of the reasons why each gender is being given pocket money (such as rewarding good behaviour, chores, etc.), or it can be the difference in the amount they are given. But also, if we consider the pink tax - research has shown that toys marketed towards female children tend to be more expensive than male. It’s so interesting yet concerning when you think about it this way isn’t it? Have a watch of the full episode, we’re sure you’ll find it very insightful and interesting as we explore much more into the gender pay gap topic!
The gender pay gap argument has been debunked time and time again. In jobs where there is a set wage per hour of work, there is no pay gap. If companies could get away with paying women less per hour than men, they would but they don't because they can't. Of course wages become an issue when children come along because women take time off to have their children. Men also, on average, work in more hazardous professions than women which naturally command higher wages. There's more to it than this but you get the idea. Just taking averages of men's and women's earnings doesn't tell the whole story but it looks good if you want to present a certain narrative.
Its against the law. If these greedy corporations could pay a section of society less for the same work they would do so.
At first I thought she said the gender pay gap starts at age 8, that is 8 year old male employees get paid more than 8 year old female employees. This confused me, as I thought it was illegal to employ anyone under about 14 or 15 years of age.
Then she said men and women (adults) are generally paid equally in the workforce until children come along. So I’m wondering does that mean the gender pay gap starts to become noticeable once the employee’s children get to about 8 years old? I can’t tell from the clip.
Also would be interesting to hear if there is a pay gap for parents with children under the age of 8. What about for working women who don’t have children?
What seemed at first a very weird clip is actually very interesting.
You’re correct - that’s what she says! Research has shown that the gender pay gap starts from age 8 in terms of pocket money! This can be because of the reasons why each gender is being given pocket money (such as rewarding good behaviour, chores, etc.), or it can be the difference in the amount they are given. But also, if we consider the pink tax - research has shown that toys marketed towards female children tend to be more expensive than male. It’s so interesting yet concerning when you think about it this way isn’t it?
Have a watch of the full episode, we’re sure you’ll find it very insightful and interesting as we explore much more into the gender pay gap topic!
WTF did I just listen, the accent is making it harder
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@@KaplanUK-EN subtitles were great, thanks
The gender pay gap argument has been debunked time and time again. In jobs where there is a set wage per hour of work, there is no pay gap. If companies could get away with paying women less per hour than men, they would but they don't because they can't. Of course wages become an issue when children come along because women take time off to have their children. Men also, on average, work in more hazardous professions than women which naturally command higher wages. There's more to it than this but you get the idea. Just taking averages of men's and women's earnings doesn't tell the whole story but it looks good if you want to present a certain narrative.