Seriously, like, wtf?

JayBopara · 2014-10-12T07:59:21+00:00

This myth of gender wage gap just will not die! Conclusion - the general public are not smart enough to think for themselves and as long as something sounds 'plausible' and is from a mainstream media outlet they will tend to believe it. The public need to be educated with the truth - enter the MHRM.

chocoboat · 2014-10-12T09:27:02+00:00

His statement was a completely idiotic load of crap. Do the people who posted that think the correct way to respond to bullshit is with another BS lie? Why can't they just rightfully call him out but leave out the lies and stick to the facts?

omegared38 · 2014-10-12T11:32:59+00:00

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itookurpoptart · 2014-10-12T09:36:46+00:00

Does anyone know a source or proof for the gender wage gap and why its not sexist?

Because my girlfriend really doesn't understand its not true.

TheSouthernBelle · 2014-10-12T10:20:01+00:00

Let's be real here, ABC is not a news agency, it's a click bait factory.

xkuromi · 2014-10-12T15:09:27+00:00

I'm in college taking sociology, and the 77 cent myth, lie, whatever, is in my textbook as well. I've printed out many articles debunking the myth, and she seems confused as I am with how/why it's in our textbook when it's false information.

CSMastermind · 2014-10-12T12:32:24+00:00

Endless_Summer · 2014-10-12T16:09:14+00:00

I don't understand what kind of person would go out of their way to believe a lie that portrays them as a victim

Shouldn't feminists be behind destroying this myth and letting women know they have equality and power and aren't oppressed?

anonymous_troll · 2014-10-12T16:34:14+00:00

What's really messed up is that he was giving a talk at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, that he was put on the spot and is being taken out of context, and that even the attendees have been criticizing the people who have criticized him.

silly_vasily · 2014-10-12T17:24:08+00:00

we need the mythbusters to debunk this one

miroku000 · 2014-10-12T22:46:55+00:00

Maybe we should start a campaign to "Teach women to make better career choices". People could hand out pamphlets outside women's studies departments about how by choosing their majors poorly, they are causing women to be paid less on average.

captdet · 2014-10-12T14:41:22+00:00

He was asked what Women Who Feel Uncomfortable Asking For A Raise should do. This whole story is Bullshit.

CraftyDrac · 2014-10-12T14:57:00+00:00

Dunno if it's a relable source,so if anyone has a better one,please share

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/09/microsoft-ceo-women-asking-raises_n_5962476.html

"It’s not really about asking for the raise, but knowing and having faith that the system will actually give you the right raises as you go along," Nadella told a crowd at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, ReadWrite reported.

"That's good karma. It will come back," Nadella continued. "That's the kind of person that I want to trust, that I want to give more responsibility to."

First off,it doesn't seem a comment on wage inequality but rather promotions - and not even on women in general I mean,who the fuck wants a employee,male or female at their desk asking for a raise or promotion? - it would probably sensible to put forward the notion if you just closed some multi million deal that was really important for the company and it just slipped your bosses mind,but other then that it isn't that insensible

UPDATE: Nadella later apologized for his comments at the Grace Hopper conference. In an email sent to Microsoft employees, he admitted that his answer was "completely wrong."

"Without a doubt I wholeheartedly support programs at Microsoft and in the industry that bring more women into technology and close the pay gap," Nadella wrote. "I believe men and women should get equal pay for equal work ... If you think you deserve a raise, you should just ask."

Okay,what? he's basically inviting every jackass in the office to come at his desk and ask for a raise,and female workers to come in and sue them if they don't give them a raise - the stupid part being such a lawsuit would likely granted forcing microsoft to settle rather then take it to court

Guys,the problem here is not the fact if the wage gap is still relevant or microsoft being insensitive,the problem is the misrepresentation of sensible words to form them into this offensive slur to advance someones agenda

Nulono · 2014-10-12T16:50:14+00:00

Its amazing how the feminists can't even keep their story straight. First they claimed that women earned 70% of when men earn, when that was proven false they claimed 73%. than 77%, and now 78%. How many times do they need to be proven wrong before people realize that they are just making stuff up as they go along.

ZzardozZ · 2014-10-12T17:54:19+00:00

Statistics are like assholes, everybody has one.

DoctorSugarbear · 2014-10-12T14:54:46+00:00

Well that's not fair at all, the mans only left with 22 cents!

LipBalmm · 2014-10-12T15:21:50+00:00

Source to gender wage gap myth?

AussieTower · 2014-10-12T16:53:50+00:00

i thought it was 77cents. They got 1 cent closer to the truth.

DavidByron2 · 2014-10-12T18:54:45+00:00

MRAs need to stop spreading the wage gap myth by answering it as if it existed.

It doesn't.

Taixo · 2014-10-12T19:37:59+00:00

They know 77 cents is a myth.

But 78 cents, it's something new.

Murbah · 2014-10-12T22:40:47+00:00

I'm so fucking sick of hearing this.

TriflingHotDogVendor · 2014-10-13T02:27:58+00:00

I also want women to earn as much as men. It would mean that men no longer would work 5 more hours a week on average . It would mean that men get as much time off work for family issues. It would mean that men would get to enjoy "work-life balance" as much as women.

Nobody ever talks about the hours worked gap, though, do they? I'd love to only work 36 hours rather than my current 42. But my contact says 42...not negotiable. The reality is that men are treated like workhorses. And that's why the gap exists.

2014-10-12T14:44:14+00:00

They're just looking for clicks and views. They don't care if it's having long-term repercussions on society.

rogerwatersbitch · 2014-10-12T17:05:31+00:00

Dumb....and Dumber basically.

Studies have shown time and time again that women ask for less money, and I, for one, think feminists should occupy their time more addressing that and getting women to ask for more, and less time in a b.s myth that will not die.

1778 · 2014-10-12T20:05:12+00:00

Maybe they think if they repeat the lie enough it will eventually become true.

Bird92 · 2014-10-12T20:06:32+00:00

So every $1.00 a man makes for working his woman get $.78 of the $1.00 for doing nothing? Leaving the male with only $.22 left over that he earned.

Funcuz · 2014-10-12T23:48:19+00:00

Well, you can lead a horse to water...

It doesn't matter how many times this nonsense is debunked because some people just love being victims.

OneGirlArmy · 2014-10-13T01:32:58+00:00

I once heard, before my ears bled, that it was 82 cents for every dollar a man makes. Women must be jumping for joy over that pay raise.

DeltaRecon2552 · 2014-10-14T06:25:19+00:00

Maybe it's because most of them do about 60% of the work a man does?

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