Gender gap in pay worse at the top

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Forbes' list of the highest-paid women in corporate America brings with it some good news and some bad news. The good news: Every little girl in America can now dream of growing up to be the next Meg Whitman, former CEO of and current special advisor to eBay, who makes $120.4 million a year. Dang! I don't know what the top-earning man in corporate America makes, but after a certain point, even I must admit it's hard to give a hoot about the gender gap.

Writer Judith H. Dobrzynski explains why we should still care about the gap at the highest levels, though -- because it's even worse than it is down here among the proletariat. Although it takes a mere $3 million per annum to get yourself on the ladies' best-paid list, all 100 of the top male earners were making at least $18 million. Furthermore, "as Forbes statistics show, the median salary for the 100 chief executives of the largest U.S. companies, who all happen to be men, is about twice the median salary of the 100 highest-paid women, but the median male bonus is almost three times that of women." Yeah, that would be the bad news.

I know, it's tough to feel pity for anyone making $3 million a year, but as Dobrzynski points out, the problems with the disparity between male and female executives' pay go way beyond any individual woman's bank account. Exhibit A: A recent study that examined why women tend not to be rewarded as well as men for risky, company-saving turnarounds found that "companies simply have lower expectations for women, that they do not believe women influence outcomes as much as men do, and that they are less credible as leaders." Terrific. But on the plus side, Dobrzynski also notes that "much research exists demonstrating that stereotypes can be changed by knowledge of examples contrary to them." So go check out the 100 good examples Forbes has compiled, and make sure to tell your friends.

― Kate Harding

http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/0.../mwt/broadsheet

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steven, why do you hate women?

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steven, why do you hate women?

"Feminism was established to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream."

~ Rush Limbaugh

Edited September 12, 2008 by Jabberwocky

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ouch,....rush, you dog..

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“Feminism is a socialist, anti-family, political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians.”

~ Pat Robertson

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"There are so many women on the floor of Congress, it looks like a mall."

~ Rep. Henry Hyde (R - IL)

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damn, that is harsh..where is dev at?

Edited September 12, 2008 by almaty

[Ban Hammer 12,835]

steven, why do you hate women?

"Feminism was established to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream."

~ Rush Limbaugh

i thought alcohol did that.

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"If we took away women's right to vote, we'd never have to worry about another Democrat president. It's kind of a pipe dream, it's a personal fantasy of mine, but I don't think it's going to happen. And it is a good way of making the point that women are voting so stupidly, at least single women. It also makes the point, it is kind of embarrassing, the Democratic Party ought to be hanging its head in shame, that it has so much difficulty getting men to vote for it. I mean, you do see it's the party of women and 'We'll pay for health care and tuition and day care -- and here, what else can we give you, soccer moms?'"

~ Ann Coulter