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0 pointsordinaryradical7y ago0 comments

I think this is countered specifically here:

> Men account for about 69 percent of the company’s work force, but they received a disproportionately higher percentage of the money.

So they were compensated out of proportion with their demographic makeup of the company--they made up a larger share but needed more money to "catch up."

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sokoloff7y ago

I think there's not enough information in the article to determine conclusively. Suppose men represent 75% of the compensation (due to senior ranks being skewed male more than lower ranks), 69% of the workforce, and received 72% of the salary equity increases. Were men or women "more" underpaid previously (assuming the equity increases themselves were "fair")?

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sokoloff7y ago

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