Reply #12: It's Not That Simple [View All]

Don't forget that the economy did not expand at the same rate as the workforce when women entered it en masse.

So, while i generally disagree with simple economic principles, this is one case where supply & demand works as simply as it sounds. More people competing for the jobs, workforce growth outstripping workforce positions, results in wage depression.

Now, i don't agree with the freeper who said this. Things are actually more complicated than that. But, i'm sure lots of DU'ers have seen the "real wage" charts from about 1970 to now. Individual workers do, indeed, make less money for the exact same positions (below the board room) than they made in 1970, or 1980.

So, the original statement is not really totally stupid. There is some simple economic fact in there. The problem is, that guys like the one who said it, really aren't as interested in economic effects and quality of life issues as he is in keeping women down.

I think this is a case of the messenger being more faulty than the message.
The Professor