Rihla #2

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1) The article "Why do women still earn less than men" relates to what we are learning in class because in class we are discussing the issue of how sexism affects the work force. We learned that even in the during the stone age jobs were being specified by sexes, men doing one job and women doing another. In the article the author speaks about how now in more recent times, women are still being affected by this separation. Even though women are now allowed to do the same jobs as men, they are not being rewarded the same way as men are.
2) From this article I learned how sexually decided the country is. I knew there was some sexism when it came to jobs, but I didn't know there was sexism in pay as well. I thought we were over the sexism era after women were allowed to vote and participate in men dominated sports and activities.
3) The part of this article that surprised me the most was the fact that women that changed their sex got paid more than when they were women. Laura Fitzpatrick said, "Men who transitioned themselves into women earned, on average, 32% less after the surgery. Women who became men, on the other hand, earned 1.5% more", this quote really surprised me and helped me understand that employers really do look at the sex of the employees when it comes to paying them. This is a large issue because some women are single parents and some even have more than 1 child. So by them being payed less than men really affects the way they can support their children, this should not be the case.

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Comments

[B2Cruz]

Nice job on presenting. You stayed on topic and did a great job of using the article information to prove your points and beliefs. You talked a little quick; however, I thought what you presented all the information was informative more then opinion. I also said it was kind of ridiculous that women still go through these types of things after the fight for their rights in history.

[B2 Serrano]

Rihla
Hey Huber, just want to let you know I really liked your presentation. It was very informative, and I strongly agree with your opinion with the fact that women who turn into men get paid more, which is just wrong. It\'s unbelievable to see that there is inequality among sexes, and I agree that it\'s not fair women should be paid less because they are women. Nice work!