As we all know, when you look at the raw data, women
in the same position and with the same qualifications as men get paid less over
time. The common line is to insist that's because large corporations have
it as a policy to pay women less, and sometimes, that's certainly the case.
Look no further than Lily Ledbetter.
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The problem is, and I speak as a former HR grunt on
this one, that companies as a rule don't pay women less. Are you kidding?
It's both a legal and publicity nightmare. Suddenly, you're the
company that treats everyone's mom like dirt. Speaking as somebody who
spent a lot of time putting together spreadsheets to make sure everybody got
paid fairly, companies take this seriously.
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So, why do women still lag? Simple: kids.
Realistically speaking, getting pregnant is a hard
kick to your resume. You're away from the office for up to a quarter of a
year, or even longer. It's proven that even a short break away from the
workplace dings your wages, possibly for your entire working life. Worse,
thanks to the Family Leave and Medical Act offering only unpaid leave, you'll
be living on one income for a few months, and that can leave you in debt and
even further behind.
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I bring this up because O2, a British telecom
company, experimented with making its workers stay home, in preparation for the London Olympic
Games, and discovered that not only did it work, the employees were actually
more productive.
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There are reasons for this, the most basic being that
most office jobs require a computer and a phone, and that's it. The idea
of huge skyscrapers full of people is from a time when we still filled out
forms and computers used magnetic tape as a storage medium. But it offers
a solution to at least some of the wage gap.
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Let expectant mothers (and the fathers too) work from
home, before and after the birth. OK, they won't be necessarily as
productive; they'll have a kid to deal with. But they won't have to take
a break longer than a nice long vacation, which won't ding their wages, and
help keep them out of debt.
Realistically, we should all work from home more, but
until then, let's give the pregnant a break, at least financially.
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