Their assertions are not true, both men and women have fake choices. How many men would really be free to pursue a career in early childhood education without being treated like a potential abuser or some other "pink collar" career without being considered effeminate? And how many women are free to study maths or computer science without being considered as intruders and inferior? The statistic holds true because the choices are fake. And women are not necessarily happier with the low paying careers.
What the article should have mentioned is that young single women in major urban centers are earning more than unmarried men of the same age group. This is interesting and promising, but otherwise, inequality remains.
The article's core assertion seems to be: "The 23-cent gender pay gap is simply the difference between the average earnings of all men and women working full-time. It does not account for differences in occupations, positions, education, job tenure, or hours worked per week. When all these relevant factors are taken into consideration, the wage gap narrows to about five cents." What you've said contextualizes that claim, but does not refute it.
Their assertions are not true, both men and women have fake choices. How many men would really be free to pursue a career in early childhood education without being treated like a potential abuser or some other "pink collar" career without being considered effeminate? And how many women are free to study maths or computer science without being considered as intruders and inferior? The statistic holds true because the choices are fake. And women are not necessarily happier with the low paying careers. What the article should have mentioned is that young single women in major urban centers are earning more than unmarried men of the same age group. This is interesting and promising, but otherwise, inequality remains.
The article's core assertion seems to be: "The 23-cent gender pay gap is simply the difference between the average earnings of all men and women working full-time. It does not account for differences in occupations, positions, education, job tenure, or hours worked per week. When all these relevant factors are taken into consideration, the wage gap narrows to about five cents." What you've said contextualizes that claim, but does not refute it.