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Even On eBay, Women Get Paid Less For Their Labor (sciencemag.org)
sciencehabit writes: Women in the United States are paid only 79 cents on the dollar compared with men doing the same job. But at least gender melts away in the digital economy of the Internet, right? Nope. A study of more than 1 million auctions on the online commerce site eBay finds that women receive consistently less money than men for selling the very same products. T: The oft-cited "cents on the dollar" claims, though, ought perhaps be taken with a grain of salt; it depends who's counting, and what.
The auctions set up by women are in comic sans.
I can't even think of a way to check the gender of the merchant.
I can't even be sure of the species of some of them.
I did check, and dogs are paid 43 cents on the dollar compared to human males. That's ruff.
Table-ized A.I.
But they are also greedy and will do anything for profit, except hire all women and raise profits significantly.
I love Jesus, except for his foreign policy.
I was looking at the 34 most embarrassing photos on the internet.
The link under #8 said a woman near where I live was earning $430/day online. The link under #19 said that a man nearby was earning $590/day.
We need a "+1 -- nice sig" moderation.
I think I would also be willing to pay less for a product if the seller self-identified as female.
You should do the opposite, and there's a simple reason for that. According to mises.org (linked in the summary):
Men make up 93 percent of workplace fatalities
So you are more likely to receive your item if it's sold by a woman, since she's less likely to die before shipping it than a male.
lucm, indeed.