so we’ve all heard it a woman makes $77 sorry a woman makes $77 for every I mean
sorry a woman makes $77 for every I mean
sorry a woman makes $77 for every I mean 77 cents for every dollar a man makes
77 cents for every dollar a man makes
77 cents for every dollar a man makes unbelievable right well that’s exactly
unbelievable right well that’s exactly
unbelievable right well that’s exactly what I thought when I first heard of
what I thought when I first heard of
what I thought when I first heard of this to this statistic and many others
this to this statistic and many others
this to this statistic and many others like it all revolving around how the
like it all revolving around how the
like it all revolving around how the wage gap is due to discrimination in our
wage gap is due to discrimination in our
wage gap is due to discrimination in our society now this seems so unbelievable
society now this seems so unbelievable
society now this seems so unbelievable to me how could such blatant and obvious
to me how could such blatant and obvious
to me how could such blatant and obvious discrimination go unchecked and
discrimination go unchecked and
discrimination go unchecked and unpunished in today’s society well first
unpunished in today’s society well first
unpunished in today’s society well first of all what is the wage gap
of all what is the wage gap
of all what is the wage gap the most common idea of the wage gap
the most common idea of the wage gap
the most common idea of the wage gap that we all know and love is the
that we all know and love is the
that we all know and love is the difference between the average earnings
difference between the average earnings
difference between the average earnings of a man and a woman now if you look at
of a man and a woman now if you look at
of a man and a woman now if you look at these earnings there is a difference
these earnings there is a difference
these earnings there is a difference this gap does exist however there are
this gap does exist however there are
this gap does exist however there are many various other reasons that caused
many various other reasons that caused
many various other reasons that caused this fact or this gap other than gender
this fact or this gap other than gender
this fact or this gap other than gender discrimination now let’s break down some
discrimination now let’s break down some
discrimination now let’s break down some of these factors well one of the most
of these factors well one of the most
of these factors well one of the most major ones would be the types of jobs
major ones would be the types of jobs
major ones would be the types of jobs these men and women are working on a
these men and women are working on a
these men and women are working on a statistical level a broad statistical
statistical level a broad statistical
statistical level a broad statistical level there’s a higher concentrated
level there’s a higher concentrated
level there’s a higher concentrated concentration of women in lower paying
concentration of women in lower paying
concentration of women in lower paying job areas such as health care and
job areas such as health care and
job areas such as health care and education and there’s a higher
education and there’s a higher
education and there’s a higher concentrated concentration of men in
concentrated concentration of men in
concentrated concentration of men in higher paying jobs such as engineering
higher paying jobs such as engineering
higher paying jobs such as engineering now one thing to remember is these are
now one thing to remember is these are
now one thing to remember is these are broad statistics now where men and women
broad statistics now where men and women
broad statistics now where men and women of different preferences when I’m
of different preferences when I’m
of different preferences when I’m looking for different types of jobs to
looking for different types of jobs to
looking for different types of jobs to apply for and strive for so that’s why
apply for and strive for so that’s why
apply for and strive for so that’s why in general there are different jobs that
in general there are different jobs that
in general there are different jobs that are more common to have more women in
are more common to have more women in
are more common to have more women in them and different jobs that are more
them and different jobs that are more
them and different jobs that are more common to more men in them now this
common to more men in them now this
common to more men in them now this might account for some of our wage gap
might account for some of our wage gap
might account for some of our wage gap but there’s more the second factor I
but there’s more the second factor I
but there’s more the second factor I want to speak about is full-time versus
want to speak about is full-time versus
want to speak about is full-time versus part-time work in Europe there are four
part-time work in Europe there are four
part-time work in Europe there are four times as many women working part-time
times as many women working part-time
times as many women working part-time compared to men and if you and if you
compared to men and if you and if you
compared to men and if you and if you put these part-time workers into our
put these part-time workers into our
put these part-time workers into our broad statistics because they work less
broad statistics because they work less
broad statistics because they work less hours and they earn a lower wage because
hours and they earn a lower wage because
hours and they earn a lower wage because they’re working part-time this will
they’re working part-time this will
they’re working part-time this will affect our gender wage gap
affect our gender wage gap
affect our gender wage gap now let’s just look at full-time workers
now let’s just look at full-time workers
now let’s just look at full-time workers even in this field there’s a factor
even in this field there’s a factor
even in this field there’s a factor that’s pretty similar to the last one
that’s pretty similar to the last one
that’s pretty similar to the last one that has quite a major effect this would
that has quite a major effect this would
that has quite a major effect this would be hours worked according to our in the
be hours worked according to our in the
be hours worked according to our in the USA according to the BLS Borough of
USA according to the BLS Borough of
USA according to the BLS Borough of Labor Statistics for every seven point
Labor Statistics for every seven point
Labor Statistics for every seven point eight hours a woman works a man will
eight hours a woman works a man will
eight hours a woman works a man will work a point two now remember these are
work a point two now remember these are
work a point two now remember these are broad statistics there are plenty of
broad statistics there are plenty of
broad statistics there are plenty of extremely hardworking women that work
extremely hardworking women that work
extremely hardworking women that work extremely long hours across the globe
extremely long hours across the globe
extremely long hours across the globe and the same goes for men but on a broad
and the same goes for men but on a broad
and the same goes for men but on a broad statistical level men work slightly more
statistical level men work slightly more
statistical level men work slightly more hours and it adds up now the last factor
hours and it adds up now the last factor
hours and it adds up now the last factor I want to talk about and is one that a
I want to talk about and is one that a
I want to talk about and is one that a lot of people are able to identify would
lot of people are able to identify would
lot of people are able to identify would be balancing family life and work
be balancing family life and work
be balancing family life and work married women often have or married
married women often have or married
married women often have or married women and over women with children often
women and over women with children often
women and over women with children often have an increased amount of work
have an increased amount of work
have an increased amount of work interruptions often go through parents
interruptions often go through parents
interruptions often go through parents or experiences during key timeframes at
or experiences during key timeframes at
or experiences during key timeframes at work which can affect future promotions
work which can affect future promotions
work which can affect future promotions and they generally on a statistical
and they generally on a statistical
and they generally on a statistical level work less over time now this is
level work less over time now this is
level work less over time now this is especially common in our society as it
especially common in our society as it
especially common in our society as it is often the women who takes or is often
is often the women who takes or is often
is often the women who takes or is often women who take on more of a burden when
women who take on more of a burden when
women who take on more of a burden when it comes to family life especially with
it comes to family life especially with
it comes to family life especially with children well enough of these factors
children well enough of these factors
children well enough of these factors let me tell you a story so this was
let me tell you a story so this was
let me tell you a story so this was about a year ago and I was studying for
about a year ago and I was studying for
about a year ago and I was studying for an upcoming eco assignment with my then
an upcoming eco assignment with my then
an upcoming eco assignment with my then girlfriend and I remember we were
girlfriend and I remember we were
girlfriend and I remember we were studying and she came across an article
studying and she came across an article
studying and she came across an article filled with these 23% statistics and how
filled with these 23% statistics and how
filled with these 23% statistics and how a woman will lose five hundred and
a woman will lose five hundred and
a woman will lose five hundred and thirty thousand dollars to the wage gap
thirty thousand dollars to the wage gap
thirty thousand dollars to the wage gap across her career and like I was when I
across her career and like I was when I
across her career and like I was when I first read him she was shocked but she
first read him she was shocked but she
first read him she was shocked but she was also frustrated I remember her
was also frustrated I remember her
was also frustrated I remember her looking at me and saying stuff like
looking at me and saying stuff like
looking at me and saying stuff like studying for this Eco assignment is
studying for this Eco assignment is
studying for this Eco assignment is pointless if I’m only going to earn
pointless if I’m only going to earn
pointless if I’m only going to earn seventy seven percent of what I could
seventy seven percent of what I could
seventy seven percent of what I could just if I was a man and that’s when I
just if I was a man and that’s when I
just if I was a man and that’s when I occurred to me people were actually
occurred to me people were actually
occurred to me people were actually affected by these bent and skewed
affected by these bent and skewed
affected by these bent and skewed statistics my girlfriend was discouraged
statistics my girlfriend was discouraged
statistics my girlfriend was discouraged but
but
but these statistics and I would be too if I
these statistics and I would be too if I
these statistics and I would be too if I was only earning 70% of what I could
was only earning 70% of what I could
was only earning 70% of what I could just because society apparently favored
just because society apparently favored
just because society apparently favored the other gender and at this point it
the other gender and at this point it
the other gender and at this point it wasn’t the gender wage gap I couldn’t
wasn’t the gender wage gap I couldn’t
wasn’t the gender wage gap I couldn’t believe it was how these online articles
believe it was how these online articles
believe it was how these online articles and these videos and even in the
and these videos and even in the
and these videos and even in the mainstream media they’re pushing these
mainstream media they’re pushing these
mainstream media they’re pushing these bent and skewed facts to support this
bent and skewed facts to support this
bent and skewed facts to support this false narrative that women will only be
false narrative that women will only be
false narrative that women will only be work earning 77% of what men will when
work earning 77% of what men will when
work earning 77% of what men will when in reality they have just a good chance
in reality they have just a good chance
in reality they have just a good chance as anybody on making it out there in the
as anybody on making it out there in the
as anybody on making it out there in the world so that’s why I think we need to
world so that’s why I think we need to
world so that’s why I think we need to change the view on this wage gap and
change the view on this wage gap and
change the view on this wage gap and that’s why I find it important to really
that’s why I find it important to really
that’s why I find it important to really look at this gap and see what it
look at this gap and see what it
look at this gap and see what it actually consists of and not just
actually consists of and not just
actually consists of and not just blindly following these claims that are
blindly following these claims that are
blindly following these claims that are well-known and just put out their own on
well-known and just put out their own on
well-known and just put out their own on the Internet well I’ll leave you guys
the Internet well I’ll leave you guys
the Internet well I’ll leave you guys with one last thing to think about if
with one last thing to think about if
with one last thing to think about if you’re the CEO of a company right and
you’re the CEO of a company right and
you’re the CEO of a company right and you could get away with paying women
you could get away with paying women
you could get away with paying women only 77% of what you would pay your male
only 77% of what you would pay your male
only 77% of what you would pay your male employees why would you ever hire a man
employees why would you ever hire a man
employees why would you ever hire a man again thank you
again thank you
again thank you [Applause]
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