The speaker discusses the gender pay gap and the perception of women's roles in society. They argue that the pay gap exists but is not solely due to gender. They provide examples of factors that contribute to the pay gap, such as age, occupation, and personality traits. They also mention that the pay gap is not a result of women being too agreeable to ask for pay raises.
The speaker further discusses the concept of gender equality, stating that it depends on what is meant by equality. They argue that gender equality is not necessarily desirable if it means equality of outcome. They provide an example of Scandinavia, where equality of outcome is undesirable and men and women do not sort themselves into the same categories.
The speaker also addresses the idea of equal pay for equal work, stating that it complicates salary comparison beyond practicality. They argue that it is impossible to determine what constitutes equal work.
The speaker discusses the perception of women in the workplace, stating that women have to be tough, smart, and conscientious to succeed. They argue that women do not have to "become men" to succeed, but rather, they need to adopt certain traits that are associated with success.
Finally, the speaker discusses the idea of feminine traits being desirable at the top of business. They argue that there is no evidence to suggest that feminine traits predict success in the workplace. They suggest that if someone wants to start a company and make it more feminine and compassionate, that is a reasonable experiment to run. However, they argue that there is no evidence that these traits predict success in the workplace.
1. The speaker mentions that there are whole disciplines in universities that are hostile towards men, dominated by the postmodern stroke and neo-marxist claims that Western culture is an oppressive structure created by white men to dominate and exclude women.
2. The speaker uses the example of the UK, where the gender pay gap stands at just over 9%, and women at the BBC recently said that the broadcaster is illegally paying them less than men to do the same job.
3. The speaker argues that the multivariate analysis of the pay gap indicated it doesn't exist, and it's not due to gender.
4. The speaker mentions that the pay gap exists, but it's not because of gender, it's because women are too agreeable to ask for pay rises.
5. The speaker argues that gender equality is a myth and it depends on what you mean by equality.
6. The speaker mentions that there are barriers in the way of women getting to the top, such as the competitive nature of organizations.
7. The speaker argues that if companies modified their behavior and became more feminine, they could be successful.
8. The speaker mentions that women have been in the workplace for a fairly reasonable period of time, but not for centuries.