Why Do We Only Look At A 'Few Outrider Women' At The Top But Ignore The Rest?
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In a recent New York Times OpEd, Amelia Gentleman agrees with Sandberg's critics:
"Ms. Sandberg’s desire to teach women 'to negotiate so they get paid more' has only marginal relevance to the millions of low-paid women in the United States and Britain who have very slim prospects of increasing their pay packets from the minimum wage that people employed in the five C’s — caring, cashiering, catering, cleaning and clerical work — can expect."
Gentleman argues that we've pursued feminism at the expense of inequality. She looks at a study by the Institute for Public Policy Research, pointing out that "the report wonders why we persist in looking at a few outrider women at the top of the professional ladder instead of analyzing the fate of a more representative cross-section of women."
While we've made incremental gains at the top — and certainly come a long way — women still hold many of the low-skilled jobs across most industries. The chart below highlights that trend worldwide (note this does not include the US):
This means we have a long way to go to close the gender AND inequality gaps.
Gentleman says that to create a "fairer feminist campaign," we should take the advice from the IPPR and raise the standards for working-class jobs and create better pay structures across the board.
Feminism is a noble pursuit, but only when it's pursued on behalf of all women.
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