When she finally gave notice, they said they couldn't spare her, and offered to triple her pay. She asked them why they hadn't done that years ago, and never looked back. That was prejudice. But that was also 30 years ago. This is nonsense.
Women are also more likely to interrupt their careers for several years for child-rearing.
Even if they do return to work, for the rest of their lives they will have less experience and fewer cumulative raises under their belts. And finally there's the question of career choice. Men are far more likely to take college classes in engineering, while classes in art appreciation and medieval French culture tend to be dominated by women. Vin Suprynowicz is the assistant editorial page editor of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The column is syndicated in the United States and Canada via Mountain Media Syndications, P.O. Box 4422, Las Vegas Nev. 89127.