[lbo-talk] gender pay gap emerges early

[Julio Huato]

Forgot to add that another factor is metro/non-metro status,
educational attainment, and income level.  So, the gap is largely a
white, suburban, educated, middle-and-upper-class women problem.  And
I don't mean only that the gap in absolute terms is much larger for
them than for minorities.  That wouldn't be a surprise.  What I mean
is that in *percent terms*, the gap is *much larger* for white women
in those demographic categories.  In the northeastern U.S. at least,
the gender gap is a luxury that minorities and the poor can't afford.
And consider the classist slant in the media, that's probably a reason
why it's so much publicized.

Just to prevent misunderstanding, what I say doesn't deny the
existence of gender oppression inflicted on white, educated, suburban,
otherwise privileged women by their male partners and/or our
patriarchal society in general.  To be honest, I don't get as outraged
about it, precisely because that sector of U.S. women is otherwise
privileged.  Still, I'm removing the quotes around *problem* that I
used in my previous posting.

And I don't mean either that gender oppression among minorities
doesn't exist, just that it takes different forms.  I'm just trying to
put things in perspective on the basis of my reading of the data.