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In reply to the discussion: The Myth of Male Power - Warren Farrell [View all]hfojvt
(37,573 posts)it should be about facts.
Facts, not people.
"There's no "equal oppression" at all. Men still hold the highest government and corporate positions of power, men still earn more money for the same work, and money is power."
I find that to be a bizarre statement, even if it is held by many self-proclaimed progressives.
"Men still hold the highest government and corporate positions of power."
For every man at the highest position of power, there are a hundred men sweating in the summer sun emptying garbage or picking cotton. It would be kinda silly for somebody like Oprah Winfrey or Condaleeza Rice or Katie Holmes to look down at one of those servants and say "men have all the power".
"Men still earn more money for the same work"
Ugh. That is so hard to quantify. What I see right where I work. We have an opening for a part-time job. At least two people may apply for it. One is a guy, who currently works here as a temp. Another is a woman who is working here for community service. My supervisor, who is a woman, seems to favor the woman. If she gets the job, she will certainly be paid just as much as he is. But would they do equal work? What happened over this last weekend? We had to move furniture back into an office and kitchen. She was a lot of help, working steady and carrying things, but he was moving refrigerators and heavy wood desks. Is moving a lamp or a chair really the same work as moving a refrigerator? And yet the woman may be rewarded with the job that both are applying for.