Lawsuit: Female doctors say male co-worker paid more

[tower912]

I have a female urologist.  No worries.

[Lennys Tap]

Just axin', how many y'all dudes have a female internist, hey?

I do, and she's terrific.

[forgetful]

Just axin', how many y'all dudes have a female internist, hey?

I do.  Not only a great doctor, but was a great researcher (biochemistry) before focusing on medicine full time.  Best doctor I've ever had.

[warriorchick]

I do.  Not only a great doctor, but was a great researcher (biochemistry) before focusing on medicine full time.  Best doctor I've ever had.

Funny... no one ever thinks it's weird for a woman to  have a male gynecologist.

[dgies9156]

Gang, I have a strong and simple set of feelings about this:

1) I have a 22-year-old daughter who is a senior in college.
2) I have a 19-year-old son who is a sophomore in college.

I want my 22-year-old daughter and 19-year-old son to have the same opportunity and the same opportunity to be compensated. They both worked really hard in college and deserve to be treated fairly based on their skills, selected profession and effort.

Anybody who has been around awhile knows how bad gender discrimination once was. Any woman over 55 has stories out her stories. We've come a long way since the 1960s and 1970s but to suggest we're at the end of the road is absurd. Not every differential in compensation is gender discrimination (the female CEO of my firm is paid millions more than me -- is that gender discrimination? NO) but don't kid yourself, it's still there.

[jesmu84]

Gang, I have a strong and simple set of feelings about this:

1) I have a 22-year-old daughter who is a senior in college.
2) I have a 19-year-old son who is a sophomore in college.

I want my 22-year-old daughter and 19-year-old son to have the same opportunity and the same opportunity to be compensated. They both worked really hard in college and deserve to be treated fairly based on their skills, selected profession and effort.

Anybody who has been around awhile knows how bad gender discrimination once was. Any woman over 55 has stories out her stories. We've come a long way since the 1960s and 1970s but to suggest we're at the end of the road is absurd. Not every differential in compensation is gender discrimination (the female CEO of my firm is paid millions more than me -- is that gender discrimination? NO) but don't kid yourself, it's still there.

BS. Next you're going to tell us that there's racial discrimination

[Jay Bee]

I had a female doctor once and I died right there on the operating table. Be careful what you ax for.

[warriorchick]

I had a female doctor once and I died right there on the operating table. Be careful what you ax for.

You probably made an inappropriate comment to her before you went under.

[GGGG]

You probably made an inappropriate comment to her before you went under.

So to speak. 

[forgetful]

Funny... no one ever thinks it's weird for a woman to  have a male gynecologist.

Agreed.  I've never felt it odd that I see a female doctor.  Honestly would never have thought that others would find it weird either. 

Now if the doctor was one of my former students...then I would find it weird.

[GGGG]

That being said, when getting a massage I insist that the therapist be a woman.

[dgies9156]

BS. Next you're going to tell us that there's racial discrimination

Uhh, look dude, parts of this room are suggesting that statistical measures may reason away gender discrimination. "Uhhh, we can keep doing what we're doing because well, women .... (fill in the blank)......

At times the diversity push can be over the top. But it is necessary. My daughter needs the same opportunity as my son. Period. If we don't talk about it and pretend that other factors are the reason why, guess what, we keep on keeping on.

[Lennys Tap]

That being said, when getting a massage I insist that the therapist be a woman.

Bigot!

[warriorchick]

That being said, when getting a massage I insist that the therapist be a woman.

Because of this?

[4everwarriors]

Sew da digital exam, no matta, hey?

[GGGG]

Because of this?

I quote that scene every time. No joke.

[rocket surgeon]

In all seriousness, my(and my wife's)last 2 docs(past 25 years) were female, both retired and have been long time patients of mine.  Fantastic, irreplaceable practitioners and wonderful people.  still begging the most recently retired one to come back.  You couldn't pay them enough.  However, my wife has her own "girlie" doc as well

[Anti-Dentite]

  i had one, but for only a very brief time-ya see my long time male doc retired and as i'm sitting in the exam room waiting for my new doc, in walks this very young, very easy on the eyes new grad.  i am immediately a little concerned as i am not used to talking about "guy" things with a woman doc, much less a very pleasant looking one at that.  so she asks me what the reason for my appointment is and i immediately tell her how i am a little bit uneasy for all the aforementioned. she assures me that although she is young and fairly new to the medical field, she has seen an awful lot of issues throughout her training and she maintains a strict adherence to the utmost professionalism and standard of care.  so i take a deep breath and with a hint of hesitation tell her that my wife has been complaining of my junk tasting kinda funny.... they transferred my records to another doc

Do you get flop sweats while you type?

[rocket surgeon]

Do you get flop sweats while you type?

Yes, whatever those are, but I could go slower for ya if ya'd like

[CTWarrior]

Having lived in the corporate world and from what I know about the bean counters and managers, if they could really regularly hire and pay women significantly less, they would never hire men.  That's why I wonder about the reasons for the wage gap. 

[Jockey]

I had a female doctor once and I died right there on the operating table. Be careful what you ax for.

I'm guessing it was intentional.

[B. McBannerson]

Gang, I have a strong and simple set of feelings about this:

1) I have a 22-year-old daughter who is a senior in college.
2) I have a 19-year-old son who is a sophomore in college.

I want my 22-year-old daughter and 19-year-old son to have the same opportunity and the same opportunity to be compensated. They both worked really hard in college and deserve to be treated fairly based on their skills, selected profession and effort.

Anybody who has been around awhile knows how bad gender discrimination once was. Any woman over 55 has stories out her stories. We've come a long way since the 1960s and 1970s but to suggest we're at the end of the road is absurd. Not every differential in compensation is gender discrimination (the female CEO of my firm is paid millions more than me -- is that gender discrimination? NO) but don't kid yourself, it's still there.

What opportunities are being denied today?  The common line typically is fewer women in technology, engineering, etc.  Well, that's because there are so few graduates.  Companies are looking to cut costs all the time. If it was more beneficial to hire lower income workers to get the job done, companies would only hire women based on the accusations.  Companies would save enormous amounts of money.

Millenials make less than older workers.  Is this discrimination?  Or based on experience, years in the role, etc?

[MU82]

What opportunities are being denied today?  The common line typically is fewer women in technology, engineering, etc.  Well, that's because there are so few graduates.  Companies are looking to cut costs all the time. If it was more beneficial to hire lower income workers to get the job done, companies would only hire women based on the accusations.  Companies would save enormous amounts of money.

Millenials make less than older workers.  Is this discrimination?  Or based on experience, years in the role, etc?

No gender discrimination at all, chicos. Didn't ya hear? It's been solved, just like racism!! I mean, we had a black president, and we almost had a female president. Proof, baby! It's gone!!!

Let me tell y'all what it's like, being male, middle-class and white!

[GGGG]

What opportunities are being denied today?  The common line typically is fewer women in technology, engineering, etc.  Well, that's because there are so few graduates.

Right.  But that is a problem.

[warriorchick]

Right.  But that is a problem.

Why? Are there women who are being denied the opportunity to study engineering  because of their gender?

My guess is that the graduation rate for female STEM students is as high or higher than male students. The real sexism doesn't start until after they actually start working.