Women's Wages in Response to LCline

Well I do agree that the fact women make a lot less than men is appalling. However, I think that the fact that more men hold the position of Senior VP really isn't all that startling. Am I saying that men deserve it more? Absolutely not. What I am saying is the fact that men hold a position that is extremely high up on the corporate ladder and women have not been able to yet attain that isn't all that startling. Why? Well because lets face it. Up until like the late 1970's maybe early 80s women weren't able to move up in a company at all. This means for them to have the same quantity of people that are experienced enough to hold such positions as senior VP, is to think that the men that have been in high positions since the early 70s just don't want the positions anymore. I think that is something that seriously needs to be looked at. And the thing about it is, these old guys that are holding these positions are very very soon going to be retiring, if they haven't started already. Now that they are retiring, the first class of women that were truly available for advancement in a company are now going to be the next in line for that top spot. But once again, along with that there are still going to be men that may be just as qualified or more qualified than some women. And the other way around with women being possibly better qualified than men.


Another thing I would like to know about this study is the salary of, say, a woman CEO versus a  male CEO. I would almost have to think that, all other things being equal, men and women should be making the same amount of money. Another thing I think is important is Oprah Winfrey breaking the billion dollar mark. This is important because, like before, there weren't many woman that were able to put themselves into a position to make such money as a man. There is only one women billionaire, but when the first billionaires really started becoming billionaires, women weren't even close to being "allowed" to make a lot of money. But I think now with Oprah leading the way, more women will obviously follow. Just a question of when. Along with that though, I mean how easy is it to even become a billionaire? Reallllll hard. I mean being a women really shouldn't even affect someone making in the billions of dollars anymore I don't think. Just because if you are able to make money close to that, men aren't going to care, and neither is society, whether your a man or a woman. I think the man-woman argument would be more valid in a high corporate job rather than the billions of dollars area.