I don’t think the wage gap exists as a blanket “women get paid $0.70 for the same job a man makes $1” While that definitely still exists in some sectors, I think the issue is much more deep seated systemically, and that’s why it can be hard to pin down. Women are more likely to be in lower paying positions. They are more likely to skip out on career growth due to having/raising children. Women’s performance is evaluated more harshly than men’s, so they end up working more hours to ensure they don’t lose their jobs. This isn’t an extensive list by any means, but that’s the type of issues that can result in women’s work to be considered less valuable than a man’s.

This is why it’s important for programs that combat these types of issues to exist. I know that anecdotally, especially in the service industry, it’s easy to say women can make more money, are more likely to be managers, etc. I’ve seen that as well, but the service industry isn’t exactly a high-playing sector. This is a demonstration of my first point that women are more likely to be in lower paying positions.

Also, I think it’s pretty lame that you’re getting downvoted for saying your stance in an effort to allow yourself to be educated. I think that it’s impressive to admit blind spots if your goal is to improve.

Oh, and for the 20% of people committing 80% of the crime, that one is probably close to accurate just numerically, the problem is that people say this is true because the 20% committing crimes aren’t white, which is empirically untrue.

Well, it really depends where you are located and what field of work you are in. Where I am from in Europe, wages are different per employee. When you account for women working more often in part time, work in lesser paid care jobs (which is BTW also sexist that jobs mostly done by women get paid less) and that they tend to stay at home more often for the kids and all the other stuff, you still end up with something like 6% of wage difference for the same work that you can not account to anything. Wherever you are from, I think you can look that easily up in some academic literature what and how they adjust these things. What this actually boils down to is that talking about your wages with your coworkers helps and that unions and collective wage agreements are the hot shit.

Setting aside that historically male dominated fields make more money than felmale dominated fields do…

In the states, I have noticed, the wage gap isnt so much woman/man as it is parents/non parents. the default parent is getting called out of work for the sick child, for said childs dr appointments, for said childs half days and vacations. The default parent is usually, still today, a woman. So while the starting wage for a guy and a lady may be the same, overtime, a mother (or yes some fathers) with a child she is the default for, is going to miss work time, she may be passed up for promotion or other projects, a manager may overlook her because she has parental responsiblities. That last part, men in the same role will often be promoted if he has a family, and its the opposite for mothers.

Also

girls got bigger raises simply for being attractive girls

imagine not being a conventional attractive woman. There are tons of capable, confident young women who old pervy managers just dont find hot. There is a coffee shop near me, known to only hire “attractive” young women. I didnt even bother to apply knowing this, when I have hella exp. working in coffee shops. I got fired from planet fitness, the only job ive ever been fired from, excuse me, “let go”, and it was because of how I looked. (mind you I was fit, but I have boxy shoulders, had short hair, and didnt fit this dudes republican barbie aethstetic.)

So that swings a lotta ways man.