After Iceland and Germany, Now France Declares War on the Gender Wage Gap (fastcompany.com)

France says it wants to make good on at least one-third of its motto of "liberte, egalite, and fraternite," by ensuring pay equality. From a report: The French government announced it is devising a "tough, concrete" plan to make the gender pay gap as much a thing of the past as Madame DeFarge's knitting habit. Per the Associated Press, France's plan for pay equity is still a work in progress. However, legislators may require companies to release the average salaries of their male and female employees and analyze them for disparities.

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Regarding line breaks, if I quote you, the preview shows separate lines. I'll see if it stays that way after posting.

"Some companies take advantage of female employees. Have for *decades*. That includes both male and female bosses"

Some do, the vast majority don't. Is that the standard for "institutionalised wage gap" ?

I'm in favour of merit-based hiring, so i simply do not agree with the trend for "diversity and inclusion" as the current bandwagon exists.

Apple fired a 20 year veteran, who was their "diversity chief" for only 6 months, because she would NOT discriminate against white males.

“There can be 12 white, blue-eyed, blonde men in a room and they’re going to be diverse too because they’re going to bring a different life experience and life perspective to the conversation.”

If you segregate people by race, colour, creed, sexuality, disability" and whatever other lines you want to draw, you get nowhere.

You can't campaign for "equality" while simultaneously separating people into increasingly diverse boxes that prove they're "different" and somehow need handicap bonuses like affirmative action.

It's as ridiculous as feminists one moment campaigning for "equality" by claiming they're equally competent as a man and literally "don't need a man", while simultaneously campaigning for lower standards to entry for everything from military, police, firefighter, etc.

If you're equally capable, then you have the obligation to be equally tested. No handicap bonuses.

Nobody is campaigning for "equality" and "equal representation" in the 100 meters Olympics: where the white people at ?

So which is it, are women, blacks, hispanics, etc equal, or need help because they're inferior ?

P.S.
WTF, why aren't there any line breaks in my posts ??