Comments on: Salary Differences http://www.moneyandinvesting.net/2007/04/22/salary-differences/ Making you richer every day. Mon, 24 May 2010 07:41:03 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Kathy http://www.moneyandinvesting.net/2007/04/22/salary-differences/comment-page-1/#comment-551 Kathy Thu, 12 Jul 2007 06:29:13 +0000 http://www.moneyandinvesting.net/?p=50#comment-551 Your article is 100% correct. I am a prime example. I am currently making 70k per year.. and I am looking for a new job. When asked about salary preferences, I continuously say I just want the industry standard and NOTHING MORE. I am more interested in an interesting job with a nice work atmosphere. For some reason, as a woman, I think I am depending on finding a man to help pay for the bills so I'm not worrying too much about it. This article has really opened my eyes to how society has brainwashed me to depend on a man! Great stuff! Your article is 100% correct. I am a prime example.

I am currently making 70k per year.. and I am looking for a new job. When asked about salary preferences, I continuously say I just want the industry standard and NOTHING MORE. I am more interested in an interesting job with a nice work atmosphere.

For some reason, as a woman, I think I am depending on finding a man to help pay for the bills so I’m not worrying too much about it. This article has really opened my eyes to how society has brainwashed me to depend on a man! Great stuff!

]]> By: Deborah http://www.moneyandinvesting.net/2007/04/22/salary-differences/comment-page-1/#comment-279 Deborah Sun, 29 Apr 2007 14:55:22 +0000 http://www.moneyandinvesting.net/?p=50#comment-279 I saw a study a long time ago that found there was even more discrimination against women if they were short, had a higher voice, and round (a few extra pounds.) I think that if you did do research on this subject you would find that taller men do better regardless of ability. Where I live there were huge cuts in education and when I looked at the research on who didn't get a job it was females over 40 that were predominately looked over. The on-call lists now tend to be 80% female and only 20% male. I saw a study a long time ago that found there was even more discrimination against women if they were short, had a higher voice, and round (a few extra pounds.)

I think that if you did do research on this subject you would find that taller men do better regardless of ability.

Where I live there were huge cuts in education and when I looked at the research on who didn’t get a job it was females over 40 that were predominately looked over. The on-call lists now tend to be 80% female and only 20% male.

]]> By: Book Review: On My Two Own Feet : Money And Investing http://www.moneyandinvesting.net/2007/04/22/salary-differences/comment-page-1/#comment-269 Book Review: On My Two Own Feet : Money And Investing Sun, 22 Apr 2007 13:29:07 +0000 http://www.moneyandinvesting.net/?p=50#comment-269 [...] I believe that one of the reasons men do marginally better than women is because we are told by family or society to be ready to support a complete family with only our income. This makes many men a bit more aggressive at succeeding in their careers and bringing more money to the home: thus increasing their power within the house and within society. For women to become equally strong on their finances, they should feel the same way: capable of supporting a family by themselves. [This doesn’t mean men can manage money better than women. They may try harder to earn more.] — more on: Salary Differences, http://www.moneyandinvesting.net The book doesn’t expand on topics like supporting a significant other that becomes disabled or unemployed, the incremental expenses of having kids, or even provide detailed explanations on college education (a two page section on the two most popular college savings plans only). While I understand the interest of making the book brief, I am concerned that women will not be completely emancipated until they have equal or stronger money values than men: including the desire or perceived need to fully support a family on the economical sense (not only emotionally). Although some women will decide not to have kids, I believe the majority does ends up having them and may need to partially or even fully support them. [...] [...] I believe that one of the reasons men do marginally better than women is because we are told by family or society to be ready to support a complete family with only our income. This makes many men a bit more aggressive at succeeding in their careers and bringing more money to the home: thus increasing their power within the house and within society. For women to become equally strong on their finances, they should feel the same way: capable of supporting a family by themselves. [This doesn’t mean men can manage money better than women. They may try harder to earn more.] — more on: Salary Differences, http://www.moneyandinvesting.net The book doesn’t expand on topics like supporting a significant other that becomes disabled or unemployed, the incremental expenses of having kids, or even provide detailed explanations on college education (a two page section on the two most popular college savings plans only). While I understand the interest of making the book brief, I am concerned that women will not be completely emancipated until they have equal or stronger money values than men: including the desire or perceived need to fully support a family on the economical sense (not only emotionally). Although some women will decide not to have kids, I believe the majority does ends up having them and may need to partially or even fully support them. [...]

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