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The Los Angeles Times article by Jean Guerrero discusses the gender pay gap and whether men should pay on dates as reparations. The feminist movement has led some women to insist on paying for their own share, but the author argues that men should pay due to the persisting pay gap. Pew Research shows that women still earn only 82 cents for every dollar a man makes, with only a two cent increase in the past 20 years. The author believes it is fair for men to pay for the whole date, considering the financial burden women face in date preparation. However, the article also acknowledges that individual circumstances and beliefs play a role. The author invites readers to share their thoughts on the topic. So I was recently reading an interesting article from the Los Angeles Times by Jean Guerrero and I've been researching the gender pay gap a lot recently so this came up during my research and I thought Jean made kind of a humorous yet fascinating perspective about the gender pay gap. The article was called should men pay on dates as respirations for the gender wage gap and I mean yes it was kind of funny initially at first glance but then after reading the article it did get me thinking. The feminist movement has led women to fight for their rights and being treated equally which resulted in some women insisting that they pay for the date with a man or at least their half of the date. In Jean's article she stated how it would actually make more sense to expect men to pay on a date because of the persisting pay gap and how this is actually more of a feminist statement. Just to like double-check this Pew Research said that in 2022 for every dollar a man made a woman only made 82 cents. So within two whole decades there has barely been any change because in the year 2000 women earned 80 cents for every dollar a man made. So really there's been only a two cent increase in the last 20 years. Jean talks about how many women believe that in our unequal times it is only fair for men to pay for the whole date not only for the fact that men make more money but because women spend a lot of money for date prep as well. Later in the article she states that despite men making more money this is not a universal thing and it all comes down to a person's circumstances and beliefs. But honestly I'm kind of here for it or at least for the first couple of dates I think it's only fair. Hopefully you guys read the article and let me know your thoughts on this. Reach out to me on Instagram or email. I would totally love to hear your take on this whole topic.