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0 pointsYeGoblynQueenne7y ago0 comments

>> a large number of men identified as being underpaid compared with their female peers

This sentence compares the number of men identified as underpaid to the number of women identified as underpaid.

>> The study, which disproportionately led to pay raises for thousands of men

"Disproportionate" is used to signify something that is "out of proportion", in a lay sense, not in the mathematical sense of the ratio between two numbers. It is not a mathematical term that signifies a comparison between percentages, as your comment seems to suggest.

>> they received a higher percentage of the money.

This says nothing about the proportion of men or women who were found to be underpaid. It refers to the percentage of men who received more money. The justification for that is that there are more men in the company.

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haberman7y ago

> This sentence compares the number of men identified as underpaid to the number of women identified as underpaid.

No, it is saying that the definition of "underpaid" is "making less money than women at the same level."

> This says nothing about the proportion of men or women who were found to be underpaid. It refers to the percentage of men who received more money. The justification for that is that there are more men in the company.

It says that men accounted for 69% of the work force, but received more than 69% of the money that went to equity raises.

YeGoblynQueenneOP7y ago

Unrelated- is your handle inspired by Scanners Live in Vain?

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