Cutehector:
Feminist! No wonder she isn't married...

tintingz:
This her statement is full of hypocrisy.

abbey621:


Some people do the same work, at the same company but still make less due to their gender or the color of their skin.

thorpido:
Even if Jonathan wins it,it will be a Peace prize.We are speaking about a Nobel prize in Literature.There is a difference.

Velocitron:
One thing I haaaaaaattte more than anything is this victim culture women and blacks tend to have nowadays! As long as you're a rich, educated woman living in a first world country, you're more privileged than most people so you should be the last person whining about 'oppression'. So what if someone said something rude to you? So that's the definition of 'oppressed'?

No one is holding you back, no 'glass-ceiling', no 'wage-gap' whatever. We women are even lucky that we can use our looks or sex to get by. So stop the whining, please.

Cutehector:
Feminist! No wonder she isn't married...

njokusboy:


You nah... Idi funny
The Nobel prize aint no ordinary prizen it's given to people with remarkable achievements in certain discipline....
Einstein won it for his achievements in physics, John Nash won it in economics for "game theory", as for literature, only 3 people have won it in Africa, soyinka being the first.. Even achebe did not get it,so it's quiet a big deal... Comparing soyinka to adichie is quiet unfair, the gap is too much, it's like comparing chris brown to Michael jackson...

meiloya:



Wage gap still dey ooh. Men and women doing the same jobs in the same company sometimes earn different wages, with men earning more. Wage gap still exists in developed countries

Velocitron:



In fact, pay discrimination is very illegal.

It's because women work fewer hours and do less overtime in a pay-per-hour job. So who do you think is taking home more money for the same work? The woman who works from 9 to 4 or the man who works from 8 to 6 and does overtime on the weekends?

liquidmetall:








So you guys take this women serious?

They are only online feminists

In reality they are just mere cats

Barking up and down

A barking dog does nothing, it dosent bite

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I decided to act ghost on this matter,but this your comment made me leave my "limbo" state.

I don't have the strengnt to educate any ignorant/hypocritical ass in here.

Especially seeing my fellow men,acting all "sissy" just to empress femals in here.

All I have to say on the matter is that,it will be wrong to deprive a fellow human.

Certain privilege,which he/her is entitled to.
no matter the gender,race,religion etc
Dat is where gender equality being discussed,comes in

But to say,a man should be belittled just because you want equality is absurd and will never be achieved.
Some european coutries have passed some laws,which victimiz males and you see femals jubilatin over such laws.

Which has made me rethink my stance on the equality thing.

As humans,we are created with different responsibilities.
Be you a man,woman,boy or girl

But saying,that man should leave his responsibility and start taking up a woman responsibility is bullcrap.

I was in a thread ,where ladies are agitatin that cookin should be rationed btwn husband and wife..lol

I can decid to assist in the kitchen,once in a while,being a good cook myself,but to make it mandatory is sickening.

What I see in this whole thing is that ladies are trying to rebel against their hobbies,not that it effects me,cos I don't actually fancy dem and don't even think I will marry.
Just dat,I see marital conflict looming and this path this ladies are trading is going to wound them.

I don't actually take them serious tho,cos all this ranting ends in their court,when it gets to my court.
The rules will change or you leave and so will it change in the court of every real african man.

All this westeren emperialist idealogy,has it limits.
It has no place in africa,especially in igbo land.

You can't act lyk a fool and xpect me to act lyk one,just bcs you have monopoly over some things I hold dear.
I will just undear..the shiit and move the fucckiin on

I don't telorat shiit..I am so retro and It will remain that way till I breath my last.



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meiloya:


Makes sense - but wages for many full time formal jobs are largely stated per annum. One reason for pay discrepancy is the paid maternity leave which women enjoy.

Wage gap may be decreasing, but it's very real and still exists. You may want to read this insightful report published on Forbes

http://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeswomanfiles/2014/04/07/the-awful-truth-of-the-gender-pay-gap-it-gets-worse-as-women-age/

Velocitron:


I never read articles from biased sources or based on biased studies. The study in the article was done by the "The American Association of University Women". Doesn't sound very neutral to me.

Besides, other factors such as work experience, pay negotiation, confidence (to ask for raises), connections, time spent at that company, university degree etc were not accounted for.

kalindaminda:


Believe what you want. The truth remains.

Velocitron:



You could either prove your stance with unbiased scientific studies or you can cling to your victim complex. The choice is yours.

thorpido:
Isn't it what the women portray?They say the men don't give them a chance and that they should be given the opportunity.Some of the women in these position are there just because they are women,not because they got the votes.

kalindaminda:


I can't believe you're actually delusional enough to say that gender discrimination is nonexistent. HILARIOUS. "Unbiased scientific studies"? So it's only unbiased if men conduct the study? Do you know how ridiculous you sound?

What are you, some kind of anti-woman crusader?

Cutehector:
Feminist! No wonder she isn't married...

5minsmadness:


Bwahahahhahahahahahahaha! I laughed at the bolded! So now feminists support equality in choice? Do you support it when women choose to be submissive to thier husbands? Do feminists support when a woman chooses to cook the meals or wash the plates or give her whole salary to her husband? Or do you make the woman feel like a fool for making such choices?

Feminists and equality of choice. Haha!

all4naija:
@ Velocitron

There is wage gap between men and women in some industry in developed countries.

Velocitron:


Not unless you account for hours worked, education, connections, position, no. of years working for the company, no. of days taken off, pay negotiation, salary increase requests etc. Here's an article from a reputable and unbiased source.

all4naija:

Your source supports my post in some aspect of the article. It is even clear that there are women in the same jobs with the same skills working the same hours who are pay less than their male co-workers. The gap is only getting slimmer than it used to be not that it doesn't exist as you try to claim.

jorlons:
Are they happily married or just married. I bet she's not submissive...

Velocitron:


That's why I cited the article, to show a neutral, unbiased stand point backed up by facts. The main question goes back to this. "Why are women getting paid less?". Here's your answer:

"
In spite of its narrowing, the gender pay gap persists. Why is this? In our survey, women were more likely to say they had taken career interruptions to care for their family. And research has shown that these types of interruptions can have an impact on long-term earnings. .Roughly four-in-ten mothers say they have taken a significant amount of time off from work (39%) or reduced their work hours (42%) to care for a child or other family member. Roughly a quarter (27%) say they have quit work altogether to take care of these familial responsibilities. (Fewer men say the same. For example, just 24% of fathers say they have taken a significant amount of time off to care for a child or other family member.)

"

"
women as a whole continue to work in lower-paying occupations than men do

"

And no, unlike you claimed, nowhere in this article does it say that "women in the same jobs with the same skills working the same hours who are paid less than their male co-workers". This particular study doesn't account for those factors.


All in all, a lot of factors come in when deciding an employee's wages. With all factors accounted for, you'll find there is no legal gender wage gap between in developed countries.

Velocitron:


And no, unlike you claimed, nowhere in this article does it say that "women in the same jobs with the same skills working the same hours who are paid less than their male co-workers". This particular study doesn't account for those factors.


All in all, a lot of factors come in when deciding an employee's wages. With all factors accounted for, you'll find there is no legal gender wage gap between in developed countries.

all4naija:
That is one part of it but you leave out the remaining part like discrimination, which has been found to be responsible for about 40% of the causes of pay gap in the United States. This is not to mention the color of the skin of the women in some industries as a contributory factor to this conscious discrimination in wages or salaries.

You might want to read this piece of information from the right source below to better have understanding of how it plays out in different industries.

https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/labor/news/2013/04/09/59658/what-causes-the-gender-wage-gap/

vislabraye:



Don't take this to extreme... . Female will always be different from men in many aspects. It's more normal for a woman to have a cheerful countenance than men.
But I hope you women know that you can't eat your cake and have it. If being a strong woman is normal, then it should be normal for women to walk up to any guy she likes nd ask him out instead of the other way.
It should also be abormal for women to expect men to spend on them. Many women in our society ose their feminity to get what they want. But when it's the other way, they'll shout sexism.

Velocitron:



Dude, I keep stressing the importance of an 'unbiased' study. Lemme give you an example.

'Abortion causes cancer' - Anti-Abortion Organisation of Nigeria

'Abortion causes cancer' - Medical Association of Nigeria


Which of the two are you likely to take more seriously? Do you see what I mean?