A pretty plain description RE "The Wage Gap".

ds394 · 2013-11-08T19:53:57+00:00

Umm... Maybe this isn't a gender issue. If this is a legitimate and verified test of required firefighting abilities, I would say that anyone who can't do this task REGARDLESS of gender shouldn't be a firefighter.

On the other hand, I don't quite see how "pushing over a 90 degree rotating hinge" has anything to do with firefighting.

bcrabill · 2013-11-08T17:16:56+00:00

If a woman can perform tasks at an equal or greater level as men, I see no reason for them not to make equal wages and share the same responsibilities as a man.

MockingDead · 2013-11-08T18:54:20+00:00

Two things stand out to me.

This doesn't imply women are lesser people. They just have different strengths - evolution has selected for a different skill/ability set.

"This isn't about being unfair to women, but being unfair to men." Well said.

Amunium · 2013-11-08T21:30:05+00:00

This is not what I personally want to see here. As others have said, the fair thing would be to test them using the same standard, which would make fewer women able to pass and become firefighters, cops, soldiers, etc. Simply paying women less because they are women is sexist and wrong. I had hoped this place was better than this.

martinux · 2013-11-08T22:23:56+00:00

These may be relevant to the discussion of this issue: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F98S_L5-gKo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPm9J3fU82c

Has anyone seen a training video where the door is forced by throwing one's weight against it? I'm not saying that this would change the fact that the job requires strength but unless we can see examples of this as an actual entry technique it would be better to rely on stronger arguments relating to the wage gap.

Title	A pretty plain description RE "The Wage Gap".
Author	INeedANewAccountMan
Upvotes	23
Comments	29
Date	November 8, 2013 2:38 PM UTC (12 years ago)
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