RIOT DON'T DIET

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The truth of PAY GAP

I saw an incredible article in a woman’s magazine yesterday.

I don’t really read magazines about celebrity lifestyles or showbiz news. If they’re in front of me then I will flick through them for the clothes but I never read the aimless gossip and constant speculation. I won’t waste 5 minutes on an article about Kim Kardashian’s marriage divorce, because a) you can’t promise its reliability or validity, and b) I don’t really care to be honest. I will look at the sections on fashion and beauty, yes. I love fashion, but I think fashion should be a creative and personal thing, where you can express yourself and create outfits; it shouldn’t be about imitating anyone.  I’m not someone who religiously conforms to fashion trends because I like to create my own look the way I want, whether it’s buying a jumper from the men’s section of H&M or buying 4 sizes bigger to give me the comfort I want.

Anyway, whilst  flicking through I came across an article concerning the pay gap between what women and men earn. It’s quite frustrating when people say “oh you feminists complain too much, so much has changed”. Well not really. If you look at the figures of what a man earns, and what a woman earns, then surely it shows we’ve still got a long way to go. And so, because I believe it is important I scribbled the statistics down in my jotter, and went excel crazy. The figures so the hourly pay of women and men, and the difference in percentage The source for the statistics is Office of National Statistics.

I don’t understand how a woman is inferior to a man if they have the same job, why is it that a female doctor gets paid less than a male doctor? Surely they have all learnt them same things? What abilities does a male lawyer have enabling him to get paid more? What is a male secretary capable of that a female secretary isn’t?

Why?

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