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Originally posted by FireFly@Sep 10 2005, 02:45 AM
And when a man and a woman both get the same job with the same qualifications, and the woman makes (on average) only 80% of what the man does, yes, that's sexist.
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There are examples of sexism going both ways too. This isn't 30 years ago anymore.
One of my dad's colleagues remarked that while applying at an educational institution, he was handicapped because he was male, and the faculties were trying to increase their female numbers. Even if he were to be slightly better qualified, he would be looked over in case of a woman.
Post secondary is mostly female in the student body. I would imagine that it would be a big issue if the situation were reversed. Instead, since it is the men that aren't making it in as much, everything is fine and dandy.
I know you didn't go on a poor women crusade...I just wanted to point out that in this culture it goes both ways more than you think.