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The Gender Wage Gap Part Three: Emotional Labor and Other Conundrums

Vanessa D. Fisher — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 14:15:47 +0000

Part Three in my video series on the wage gap aims to open a creative conversation about the future of work, money and gender. I start by discussing some of the current feminist arguments advocating that women be paid for their emotional labor as a way of closing the wage gap, and I share why I think these arguments are often myopic. I then utilize the “emotional labor” argument to dive into a deeper and wider discussion about the potentially powerful incentive for “re-valuing care” as a society in a way that could offer both men and women more work-life balance and more fulfilling lives…

For further research, there are a myriad of links to podcasts, articles and research papers in the description box of this video on YouTube.

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The Gender Wage Gap Part Two: Discrimination or Choice?

Vanessa D. Fisher — Sat, 11 Jun 2016 09:56:49 +0000

Is the gender wage gap due to discrimination or choice? This week’s video explores the popular idea that women experience a “motherhood penalty” and men experience a “fatherhood premium/bonus” in working wages, and that this contributes significantly to the wage gap. I investigate whether these constructs hold up under close scrutiny and also share why I think that by framing the wage gap discussion within the false dichotomy of “discrimination” or “choice”, we have blocked ourselves from a much more productive, responsible and creative conversation about the future of work, money, and love.

For further research, there are links to studies and research papers in the description box of this video on YouTube.

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The Gender Wage Gap Part 1: Why Statistics Are a Bitch

Vanessa D. Fisher — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 14:32:40 +0000

This is the first of three videos that will tackle an investigation of the gender wage gap in an attempt to go beyond popular rhetoric and get underneath its underlying causes. This week’s video discusses the often quoted statistic that women earn 77 (or 79 or 82) cents on every man’s dollar for the same work. Where does this statistic come from? And is it an accurate representation of gender discrimination in the workplace?

For further references and resources on what I speak about in this video, you can find a myriad of links to articles and research papers in the description box of this video on YouTube.

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Re-visiting the Gender Wage Gap

Vanessa D. Fisher — Tue, 17 May 2016 10:00:00 +0000

This kicks off the first of a series of videos I’ll be doing exploring the controversial debates surrounding the gender wage gap. While I do make reference to the gender wage gap globally, my expertise is more specifically on the gender wage gap in North American and British context. This short video offers a breakdown of the issue and outlines what I identify as three distinctly different layers of the gender wage gap conversation which are often conflated in debates on the topic. I’ll be exploring these three distinct levels of the wage gap discussion, so as to open the possibility of a more holistic and meaningful way of understanding the gender wage gap controversy.

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