http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-hart02...

The GAO study had several limitations. For instance, it did not control for experience, level of managerial responsibility, or most important, continuous years spent in the workforce. (The Maloney/Dingell analyses in effect dismissed these shortcomings.) Yet, studies which do control for these relevant factors continually show that the wage gap between men and women virtually or totally disappears. In some industries, including once male-dominated ones like architecture, studies show that women earn slightly more than men.

The problem for liberals like Maloney and Dingell is that they cannot conceive of women preferring to forgo or cutback careers for a time (or altogether) to care for children, or choosing slower-paced careers at the outset, like pediatrics as opposed to neurosurgery, even when they know this might affect their long-term earnings potential. At best feminists frame the debate as featuring a “choice” women shouldn’t have to make — because it’s a choice feminists don’t want them to make.

Finally, and most importantly, remember that a correlation does not indicate cause and effect. A correlation is a mutual relationship between A and B — for example, if one goes up, then the other goes down. A cause-and-effect relationship means that A causes B. Consider the claim that women make 75 percent as much as men for doing the same job. The statement draws a correlation between being a woman and earning power but it says nothing about cause and effect. The 75 percent (if true) may be caused by other factors not weighed by the study. For example, women often leave the workplace to have children. This factor alone may cause much of the wage gap.

At 08:19 PM 12/12/03 +0200, you wrote:
> Wendy, Well, it's been a good day but your e-mail just made it real
>good. greatly, Wendy, and I think you are changing the world, possibly
>even more than you know. victims of discrimination in the military),
>and also because Jews are a matriarchal people to begin with and that
>national character combined with feminism has really turned this place
>into a hellhole. But things are finally changing, thanks in large part to
>you. The war, too, and the economic situation, and the lack of
>leadership, have a lot to do with the change in Israel. It seems like
>there is a subconscious voice in our society screaming - "where are the
>men?"... If you ever want to write about feminism (and the pro-family
>lobby) in Israel let me know, I'd be glad to help out with information and
>tons of stories. Thanks and merry Christmas, Gil

Thanks for such a warm response, Gil. I can only imagine how the war is impacting people and issues in Israel...but "where are the men?" is a questions that is being asked worldwide. I remain optimistic, however, because I see significant changes for the better in North America. So persistence does pay off. Hang in! And I appreciate your efforts in translating the articles into Hebrew. That's a first for me.
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