Educated Opinions

The Gender Handicap You have probably heard that women earn less than men in the work place. However, what was most likely not made clear was that the bulk of the wage gap is not due to men and women being paid differently for the same job. The difference in salaries for the same jobs, qualifications, etc, only make up for a four cents per dollar difference compared to male salaries [1]  (i.e., on average, women earn $0.96 per $1.00 earned by men). This is much smaller than the 23-24 cents per dollar that is often quoted, but it still is not fair. This should have been solved decades ago by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which banned employment discrimination for many things, including sex [2] . This includes differences in wages due to a person's sex. The ever apparent gender wage gap has been repeatedly addressed, especially during the Obama administration, and corporations have continued to implement changes in their wage practices. Obviously, though, the current four ce...

So There's This New Game Show  Have you noticed the new game show on local television? It is that one where player number one gets offended and then player number two has to find something about player number one's offense that is offensive to them. The player that gets offended last wins. You have not heard of it or seen it? It is getting coverage on all of the TV stations and social media outlets. The first episode had some girl in Texas who got offended by a cotton plant display, claiming it was racist; she further stated that she intended to boycott the store carrying the display. Her opponent was offended because the girl decided to only boycott the store carrying the cotton display instead of all cash crops and the stores that carry them. Player number one, the girl offended by cotton, gets offended by player number two's remark, citing racism. Usually the racism offense trumps all other offenses, but, out of nowhere, player number two hits player number one wi...