Henry Imler April 30th, 2007

Anyone know if Steve Chapman is correct with his criticism of a AAUW report?

The Truth About the Pay Gap

Buried in the report is a startling admission: “After
accounting for all factors known to affect wages, about one-quarter of
the gap remains unexplained and may be attributed to discrimination”
(my emphasis). Another way to put it is that three-quarters of the gap
clearly has innocent causes — and that we actually don’t know whether
discrimination accounts for the rest…

The divergent career paths of men and women may reflect a basic
unfairness in what’s expected of them. It could be that a lot of
mothers, if they had their way, would rather pursue careers but have to
stay home with the kids because their husbands insist. Or it may be
that for one reason or another, many mothers prefer to take on the
lion’s share of child-rearing. In any case, the pay disparity caused by
these choices can’t be blamed on piggish employers.

Read the article for the specific issues. I just don’t know enough about the study to know if his criticisms are correct.

* Yea, it’s a made up word.

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