Reply #13: I don't see how lifting 60 pounds relates to CEO compensation levels... [View All]

Perhaps I'm mistaken, but I believe that ordinary women in good health are able, via a systematic program of training, to develop the capacity to lift 60 pounds. Also, perhaps I'm mistaken, but I believe that plenty of men would experience great difficulty and/or discomfort and/or potential injury if they tried to lift 60 pounds without having previously entered into some kind of formal or informal weight training program.

Anyway, did it occur to you that even though some men are able to lift 60 pounds without much difficulty, they might not enjoy it? If they have employment alternatives, then an employer might offer a wage premium to avoid the costs associated with a high turnover of employees.