age descrimination Options

[iheartsimba]

do you think society has age descrimination?
(with laws, or parent rules, or school rules, ect)?

[Aesirus]

"Men get higher pay than women" is quite possibly the worst proof of sexism that exists.

When a company hires a woman, it must pay the woman for maternity leave, for the greater tendency among women to retire earlier than men, work fewer hours, and take greater advantage of medical benefits.

Thus, there are many hidden costs in hiring a woman. If a company hires a man, a $50,000 salary plus $10,000 in benefits means $50,000 in salary, and $5,000 in benefits. If a comapny hires a woman, it means $50,000 in salary, $10,000 in benefits, $50,000 for a year's paid maternity leave as mandated by law in several states, not to mention thousands more in the fact that women, on average, work fewer hours. Thus, a company will have to pay women less than men, or not hire women at all.

That isn't prejudice, that's minding the hidden costs.

Prejudice isn't always a bad thing. A movie clerk is going to ask someone who looks like a teenager for ID, but not someone who looks 50. That is prejudice against people who look young, but once again, is not necessarily a bad thing.