Equality regarding men and women has been in question since — well, it seems like forever. From the inception of the Declaration of Sentiments to the cries of today’s feminists, women have fought time and time again to gain equality in a man’s world.
Most recently, the wage gap between men and women has been one of America’s hot topics — especially around Equal Pay Day. And naturally, the classic “77 cents to every man’s dollar” argument found its way into the debate.
Democrats and liberals naturally expressed their profound disgust that women are so unfairly treated. Our dear president came out and daringly compared such inequality to the workplace policies found in the hit TV show “Mad Men.” Clearly, he understands the wage gap is so mid-20th century.
Indeed, liberal politicians have made known their unconditional and unshakable love of women.
They will not stand by and watch as fellow human beings are trodden underfoot by the evil man-o-saurus, and will use whatever faulty numbers and statistics they have at their disposal to prove just how oppressed women are.
It doesn’t matter that women tend to choose different career paths, work different hours and graduate at a varying education levels compared to men — as PolitiFact, The Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal have pointed out.
It doesn’t matter that the apparent wage gap decreases significantly when one does a proper and accurate comparison between a man and a woman working the same jobs.
It doesn’t even matter that the Obama White House has a pay gap of its own. Or that the administration’s policies have caused expansive economic difficulties for all Americans — to the point where one job isn’t enough to support a family.
That’s because democrats just love women — clearly unlike their Republican counterparts. Sure, they can do everything that a man can do in this day and age. They can be the breadwinners of their own household if they so desire. Heck, they can even make the decision to terminate a pregnancy without needing to consult the father.
And sure, women have been endowed by God with unalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness — just like men. And no one is really talking about taking away their rights.
In reality, it seems women are already equal with men. Sure, fairness may be a problem – but that’s the case for anyone who enters the workforce. And the fairness problem is nowhere near as bad as it’s made out to be.
The true problem lies in our thinking that women need special treatment when they don’t. That’s where the real discrimination can be found.
Andrew Jenson can be reached at [email protected]