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Paying Housewives
Here it is: Marilyn vos Savant writes the "Ask Marilyn" column in Parade Magazine. She is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records Hall of Fame for "highest IQ." This is Marilyn's explanation of why the widely-quoted statement "women, on average, earn 77 cents on the dollar compared to men" is a misunderstanding and why she believes the wage gap between the sexes actually may be tiny. The results of her poll about men and women in the workplace follow it. ________________________________________ Q - Some time ago, you polled your readers for their opinions about men and women in the workplace, and I put in my 2 cents. I’m still waiting to read the results. Can it be that they are too controversial to publish? - Herb Millspaugh, San Francisco, Calif. A - No, but they’re surprising, all right! Before the survey, I replied to a question about the claim that women are paid less than men for equal work by writing: "But if their work is equal, why aren’t employers slashing their payroll costs by hiring women instead of men? In a free market, businesses are highly competitive, and if they’re paying men more than they pay women, there must be a reason." One reason, I wrote, might be that women often have less experience because of years spent at home raising children. During that time, men and women with unbroken careers have built customer bases, cultivated professional relationships and stayed in touch with developments in their industries. Those employees are going to be worth more, and that’s only fair.— May 11, 2009 12:31 a.m.
Paying Housewives
refried...you're sinking fast in this argument. You are claiming that because Hollywood is male dominant, that's why Linda Hamilton got less for Terminator. Maybe it's because the studios pay what they have to. If they could've gotten away with giving Ah-nold only $750,000, they would've. Do you realize how insane that statement is? Hollywood would have no problem giving a woman $25 million a film, if they brought in the box office. And that's why people like Julia Roberts, or Cameron Diaz, briefly made that kind of money. And also...what did you think after reading those things I posted? You can't tell me you read them, yet have no comments on the strong arguments presented in there. The example of the college, where women complained they weren't giving a course to teach, only being teacher assistants. And the FEMALE that was in charge of it all wondering why, only to state that it's because the men "asked" and the women didn't. Stuff like that is all you need to know, mixed with the other "reasons", such as doctors and nurses being lumped into the category of "medical field, women make significantly less than men." Is that really the same thing? No, it's not. Believe me, when I first heard those stats, I believed them do. But when that Marilyn Von (?) woman who does a syndicated column, and has the highest IQ, said she doesn't believe women make less, and she brought up all the reasons why...well, I had to side with her.— May 11, 2009 12:21 a.m.
What's your least favorite commercial?
Bad commercial update: on the radio, I heard Mathew McConoughy (sp?) doing a spot for beef. I couldn't believe it. The dude has gone from crappy movies to crappy commercials. Later on in the afternoon I heard Sam Elliot doing a commercial. Now that I didn't mind. He has a cool voice. And he does cool films. And hell, that voice was made for voice-over work.— May 10, 2009 8:58 p.m.
Electric Cigarettes, Cyrus, Homeless, Chinese...Something offensive for everyone!
Geez...smoking sounds complicated and expensive. I would think that alone would be enough to get you to quit! Yes, Ms. Sylvester did use that riddle. I remember also, she gave us a crossword puzzle that I finished before anyone else in class. But, there was one I didn't get. Nobody else in class, when the few finished them later, did either. It was a 4-letter word for smile, which was "grin". Our teacher was amazed that none of us had heard the word "grin" before. Wow, that story sorta went nowhere...it just popped into my mind.— May 10, 2009 8:56 p.m.
The Movie Blog
You can join me...at the showing of Tyson tonight in Hillcrest (10 p.m.). I'm addicted to documentaries these days.— May 10, 2009 8:52 p.m.
Paying Housewives
on a side note: shelly actually makes the same as Dave and Cookie Chainsaw. she's lucky, because she really doesn't deserve to.— May 10, 2009 8:51 p.m.
Paying Housewives
Thank you, refried. Above, you just proved my point. THANK YOU SO MUCH. The example you gave is perfect. I'll take it a step further, using the "entertainment field". Linda Hamilton was pissed that she would be paid a mere $750,000 to do Terminator II, while Arnold Schwarzenegger was going to get $12 million. Now refried, why do you think that is? Why do you think a no-talent like Nicolas Cage probably makes 10 mil more per film then a super-talent like Meryl Streep? Perhaps because...it's all about who brings people into the seats. LaDonna is a newscaster. Just like Shelly Dunn at KGB. They have very little "talent". Chip did stand-up comedy, wrote for The Tonight Show, and has an amazing wit (which is rarely scene on his morning show, as it's more news oriented). Why should Shelly at KGB, make what Dave and Cookie Chainsaw Randolph make, when they are the ones writing humorous content? Any morning show can grab a woman (or man) to read news copy off the wire, or take stories out of the U-T. It's not a tough gig. LaDona may have been in radio 10 years more, but life in entertainment isn't based on seniority. In radio, it's ratings. Another example, would be the traffic lady for KGB (Ruth 66). Everyone would agree, she's not the sharpest tool in the shed. Yet, when Shelly is gone, she does the news. And she sounds fine (for the most part). refried...you fail to realize, that these groups all have an agenda when they release this statistics. Did you read what it said, about doctors and nurses being lumped into the same category? And, years ago, I heard the same thing when it came to lawyers. They lumped them all into the same category, even though the women were admitting to why they didn't deserve as much as their male counterparts. What you (and others) have to do is, see if a story or stat passes the smell test. Instead of just having the knee-jerk reaction, ask yourself how it's possible that women would make less. Why they'd let it happen. Why a company wouldn't just hire all women, and save a fortune, ETC ETC ETC.— May 10, 2009 8:49 p.m.
Ban the Pit Bull
snwb...it's great that your pit bull is this way. I dated a woman that owned a dog care service, and she felt like you (her sister owned a huge pit bull, that scared me, but was really a pussy cat). but, that doesn't explain all the stories where the pit bull eats the 4 year old living in the house. and, this isn't a family that was raising them the way Vick did. these are sometimes instincts ingrained in them, and who knows when they'll come out. to me, it's not worth the risk. if people feel that you shouldn't drive a car after a few beers (because there have been some people that make bad decisions after only two beers)...the logic there is if it saves one person out of hundreds and hundreds that can handle two beers or two glasses of wine...then I say, the same logic should apply with pit bulls. maybe there's only 1 out of 100 that attack. but when they do, it's ugly. horses lose faces, babies are eaten, and owners stand there trying to pry the jaws off the victim, to no avail.— May 10, 2009 8:43 p.m.
Where Has Common Sense Gone?
I agree with this blog (and the post above). I just argued with a friend of mine that's a hardcore, liberal lawyer that works with the ACLU, about this very thing. It wasn't a very productive argument.— May 10, 2009 8:37 p.m.
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Wow. That's an incredible story. Hopefully you've heard enough Marvin Gaye to become a fan now. His stuff is great. I don't care as much for the 60s stuff...but once he got into the 70s (albums like "What's Goin' On"...solid stuff).— May 10, 2009 8:36 p.m.