John W. wrote:

> Not as good as some, but interesting to me. 
> 
> http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?rc20040801a1.htm
> 
> I particularly like this:
> 
> "So why are women not equally represented in the workforce? Perhaps
> it's because they are smarter. Who is it that is being shoved and
> crammed into a tight, hot train in the morning? Who is working
> 60-plus-hour weeks without overtime pay? Who is so exhausted from a
> day's work that all they can do when they get home is pass out in
> front of the TV with a beer in hand? Of course there are exceptions,
> but it's mostly men."
> 
> Yes... it's intelligence that keeps women from having wage and
> lifestyle equality.

I don't know about Japan, but in the US women make about 75% as much as 
men because they work about 75% as much as men, 1600 hours a year 
(average woman) to 2100 hours a year (average man).

If women really got paid less than men for doing the same work, why 
would an employer ever hire a man?

> John W.

- Kevin