Orange man IS bad in my mind, and he's proven time and time again how incompetent he is. Americans have clearly taken notice; but once again, Biden needs to be taking the "Orange Man Bad" narrative and spinning it into fixing the issues Trump has caused, not just pointing at bad shit and saying "That's bad." Most everyone is WELL aware how fucked things are for so many millions in the US. Give us action plans. Give us positives to look forward to. Give us hope.
Talking about "action plans" requires talking about and taking firm positions on specific policies causing potential ire among the electorate so Biden refuses to engage in such discussions. He is primarily running as the anti-Trump candidate, which, according to the polls, seems to be working.
@M2Dave So this is how you know that talking point about men vs. women pay is silly. You can say what you want about averages and people supposedly being in different situations.. But here's a situation where women were doing
the same job at
the same school and being paid less.
Following allegations of pay discrimination from the Department of Labor, Princeton University will pay close to $1 million in back pay to female professors.
www.cnn.com
Discrimination exists. It's a fact of life. Instead of trying to pretend it's not a thing, we should just focus on fixing it and moving forward.
Considering my profession, I work in a building with lots of women, most of whom earn more money than I do. Instead of whining about systematic discrimination against immigrants from former Yugoslavia, I acknowledge the following factors.
- The woman has a higher position (i.e., department chair, principal, director of curriculum, etc.)
- The woman has a higher education (i.e., master's and doctor's degree versus bachelor's degree).
- The woman has additional years of teaching experience (e.g., 20 versus 10 years).
- The woman runs co-curricular and/or extracurricular activities (i.e., clubs and sports) for which she is reimbursed accordingly.
- The woman proved to be more assertive and outperformed me during contract negotiation.
Speaking of assertiveness, "men reported themselves as more assertive than women on items dealing with bosses and supervisors. Men also reported themselves as being more outspoken when stating opinions and as taking the initiative more readily in social contacts with members of the opposite sex. Women, on the other hand, reported themselves as more assertive in expressing love, affection, and compliments, as well as expressing anger to one's parents", according to the
American Psychological Association. This research on men and women traits, for which millions of years of human evolution is undoubtedly responsible, explains your concern with the lack of women in management, administrative, and leadership positions. Men share characteristics that are related to directions, hunting, and violence (i.e., "putting food on the table") while women share characteristics that are related to childbearing. Nature, not sexism, made this decision a long time ago.
Just like everyone else, I care for my mom, grandma, aunt, female friends and students, etc. I would never want any of them to be treated unjustly, but I refuse to pursue policies under bogus premises and "social justice" trash.
