The wage gap doesn't exist.

Introductory NoteThanks to the Instigator for this debate. As an introductory note, I would like to start with an analysis of the resolution--'the wage gap doesn't exist'. The Instigator--henceforth referred to as the Aff--is obviously talking about the 'gender pay gap'. According to Wikipedia 1:"Gender pay gap." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Last edited 26 March, 2016. Web. (https://en.wikipedia.org...) "The European Commission defines the gender pay gap as the average difference between men’s and women’s aggregate hourly earnings." The Aff has the onus in this debate--it is the Aff's job to prove the resolution true. Neg's position--i.e., my position--is self justifying. My job is to 'negate' the resolution. To 'negate' is merely to 'deny the truth of something'. Insofar as I negate, the Aff's job is to demonstrate the resolution to be true. Also note that the resolution merely specifies that this gender pay gap exists. It does not talk about the the prospective causes of said gap. As such, the Aff's burden is not to show that the gap is caused by choices made by a certain gender--rather, it is to show that the gap doesn't exist at all. RebuttalThe Aff presents a single source to justify their claim. I turn the Aff's source against them. Schow:Schow, Ashe. "Harvard prof. takes down gender wage gap myth." Washington Examiner. 13 January, 2016. Web. (http://www.washingtonexaminer.com...) "[T]he gap is due mostly to choices women make and not discrimination. ... Claudia Goldin, an economics professor at the Harvard University ... spoke to Stephen Dubner. ... As one can imagine, Goldin comes to the same conclusion that I and many others have: That the gap is due mostly to choices men and women make in their careers and not discrimination." The source says that the gap is due to choices, but concedes implicitly that it exists. To find a reason for the gap is to concede it exists. As such, the Affirmative's own source goes against them. CaseThe majority of economists and researchers agree that the gender pay gap exists. Blau and Kahn:Francine D. Blau and Lawrence M. Kahn. "The Gender Pay Gap – Have Women Gone as Far as They Can?". Academy of Management Perspectives (Stanford University) 21 (1): 7–23. "[T]here is still a gender pay gap. Women continue to earn considerably less than men on average, and the convergence that began in the late 1970s slowed noticeably in the 1990s. ... With the evidence suggesting that convergence has slowed in recent years, the possibility arises that the narrowing of the gender pay gap will not continue into the future. Moreover, there is evidence that although discrimination against women in the labor market has declined, some discrimination does still continue to exist." The scientific consensus agrees with them. According to Wikipedia 2:"Gender pay gap." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Last edited 26 March, 2016. Web. (https://en.wikipedia.org...) "In the United States, the average female's unadjusted annual salary has been cited as 78% of that of the average male. ... Australia has a persistent gender pay gap. Between 1990 and 2009, the gender pay gap remained within a narrow range of between 15 and 17%. ... A study of wages among Canadian supply chain managers found that men make an average of $14,296 a year more than women." The same has been reported in the majority of countries in the world. UnderviewYou can vote negative off a few reasons:a) The affirmative's case is self-contradictory, and is internal link turned by the Schow card. Vote off Schow, since the affirmative concedes the accuracy of the source, and the source proves a gender pay gap. b) I have given sufficient data to prove that a gender pay gap does exist regardless of the causes. Vote off Wikipedia 2, and Blau and Kahn, both of which have strong and reliable evidence to suggest the existence of a gender pay gap. c) Finally, the affirmative fails to fulfill their onus, so vote them down for that. I strongly urge a ballot in favor of Neg.