Gender Pay Gap

[rory_20_uk]

This is true and I thought about it.
The problem here is that earning less has other consequences, such as poverty, especially after retirement. And/or dependence on others, e.g. abusive men, to avoid poverty. When a grandma can't even afford to buy small gifts for her grandchildren, this "more to life" aspect begins to fade in the face of depression.

It's not that there isn't more to life, just that in capitalism, access to it often requires sufficient capital...
Like, imagine the men who don't see their children often could afford a better lawyer, might help as well.

The main "issues" so far have been the female stars in Hollywood earning less than the men and in the UK it has often been how the BBC presenters have been paid only a low 6 figure sum rather than a higher 6 figure sum. In none of these cases does what you say apply. I think they're valid points, but are lost in the noise.

Equally, happiness has been shown to be almost flat once one is able to support the basics of one's life: rich women have controlling, abusive husbands who probably have access to lawyers for some truly medieval pre-nups (look at poor Ms Trump). The value of money decreases as one's time to spend it decreases. So those on £40k working a 35 hour week might have a happier life than those on £400k and working a 120 hour week. Depends on their hobbies, family, enjoyment of their job etc etc etc.

Lastly, earning also does not show where the money goes - a "poor" woman earning only £20k might be living in a house her ex-husband continues to pay for and has to pay upkeep for both the children she controls access to and of course herself. So the money she actually has could in fact be equivalent to a salary of over £100,000 a year - since of course most of her income is tax-free.