Reginald Noble
Banned
Now is the time of year when they are reviewing end of year earnings, tax returns and shyt like that. I'm seeing all these gender pay gap articles like this one https://news.vice.com/article/british-women-are-working-for-free-from-today-until-january
When I think of the gender pay gap I see 3 issues and it has nothing to do with discrimination (the below only applies to Western societies, 1st world countries and developed nations):
1) Women typically do not take high paying jobs in Sales or Tech. They usually like to work for Fashion brands and other companies that rely on free millennial intern labor. I told my cousin that if she wants to make money and not struggle she needs to follow in her Father's footsteps and get into Tech, and ideally combine it with a business degree. So study tech on the side and then get into project management for IT and you are talking 100k out of the gate when combined with a Six Sigma or other CERT. That much won't change 10 years from now when she will be 26 or so.
2) Women typically are more loyal to companies and not willing to leave quick enough when they realize they are being underpaid or undervalued. They do not negotiate or ask for more money and they don't say "No" enough. Then they usually take on more they can handle and end up getting fired. If you don't stick up for yourself no one else will. Having a valued skill will keep you employed and you always want the ball to be in your court not the employers. Women need to focus on getting skills in industries where there is a serious lack of talent.
3) Women have trouble controlling their emotions. A leader needs to be somewhat aloof, dedicated but impassioned. A lot of female managers need to have a better tighter grasp on their emotions and not let the estrogen dictate managerial decisions. The same can be said for Men, but Men who practice too many risk taking behaviors driven by high testosterone are usually pushed out anyways. The thing is a Man is not going to sue or win in court for gender discrimination (unless it's a female dominated industry) so they can feel comfortable hiring a Male executive and fire him if things get bad without fear of backlash or PR problems. But put the wrong Woman in that position and it can be a real conundrum getting her out if she's not a good fit.
Thoughts?
When I think of the gender pay gap I see 3 issues and it has nothing to do with discrimination (the below only applies to Western societies, 1st world countries and developed nations):
1) Women typically do not take high paying jobs in Sales or Tech. They usually like to work for Fashion brands and other companies that rely on free millennial intern labor. I told my cousin that if she wants to make money and not struggle she needs to follow in her Father's footsteps and get into Tech, and ideally combine it with a business degree. So study tech on the side and then get into project management for IT and you are talking 100k out of the gate when combined with a Six Sigma or other CERT. That much won't change 10 years from now when she will be 26 or so.
2) Women typically are more loyal to companies and not willing to leave quick enough when they realize they are being underpaid or undervalued. They do not negotiate or ask for more money and they don't say "No" enough. Then they usually take on more they can handle and end up getting fired. If you don't stick up for yourself no one else will. Having a valued skill will keep you employed and you always want the ball to be in your court not the employers. Women need to focus on getting skills in industries where there is a serious lack of talent.
3) Women have trouble controlling their emotions. A leader needs to be somewhat aloof, dedicated but impassioned. A lot of female managers need to have a better tighter grasp on their emotions and not let the estrogen dictate managerial decisions. The same can be said for Men, but Men who practice too many risk taking behaviors driven by high testosterone are usually pushed out anyways. The thing is a Man is not going to sue or win in court for gender discrimination (unless it's a female dominated industry) so they can feel comfortable hiring a Male executive and fire him if things get bad without fear of backlash or PR problems. But put the wrong Woman in that position and it can be a real conundrum getting her out if she's not a good fit.
Thoughts?
Dont do this... 
