Why wouldn't I only hire women then?
September 22, 2010 2:09 PM Subscribe
I need some ammo to fight an oft heard political argument
posted by teg4rvn to Work & Money (36 answers total) 8 users marked this as a favorite
and that argument is, "If women really made ~70 cents for every dollar a man made at the same job, then every business would just hire women because it would save money and would be better for the bottom line."
I'm a major liberal...but I just don't know how to respond to such a statement about income inequality between the sexes, because on its face, it seems to make sense. But I know it's wrong. Help me answer this...references a bonus