gender pay gap

All men at work benefit from what Australian sociologist Raewyn Connell has named the “patriarchal dividend.” This is the unearned social or professional capital that men accrue. [...] This dividend doesn’t just happen — it has to be reproduced and maintained for future generations. If men recognise this and take responsibility for it, then we can start to make positive changes to workplaces.

The wage gap is complicated, right?

Would I relive high school all over again? Absolutely not. But this senior from Oak Hills High School in California is at least making me reconsider changing my yearbook quote from something dull to something fabulous.

As long as the only industry where women consistently earn more than men carries such stigma, I have to question how empowering sex work can be.

As long as the only industry where women consistently earn more than men carries such stigma, I have to question how empowering sex work can be.