tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post9211722956993883775..comments2023-10-07T22:37:49.244+13:00Comments on The Hand Mirror: Women working for free from today until the end of the yearkatyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15742280289613450293noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-49326815839311674132009-11-21T09:18:15.909+13:002009-11-21T09:18:15.909+13:00For anyone interested, the stats are in this repor...For anyone interested, the stats are in this report... http://www.mwa.govt.nz/news-and-pubs/publications/indicators-for-change <br />Well done the PECC for highlighting the issue of the gender pay gapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-3097330489888947032009-11-19T16:41:34.752+13:002009-11-19T16:41:34.752+13:00Absolutely still reading, was just away for a few ...Absolutely still reading, was just away for a few weeks. <br /><br />If anything, tax-free day is of even greater foolishness (on the basis that it not only misapplies average figures to individual situations, it assumes that taxes are income you give to the govt for no return). At least the PECC is guilty only of egregious failure to understand the meaning of the word "average." (At least, I'm politely assuming it's an error rather than a deliberately self-serving misrepresentation.)Psycho Milthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00779500926576047736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-42657261184901305932009-11-19T08:41:08.364+13:002009-11-19T08:41:08.364+13:00Then so could the people who do the Tax Free Day t...Then so could the people who do the Tax Free Day thingy, who from my recollection seem to largely be right-wing economist types. <br /><br />Are you trying to say that women can't count? ;-)<br /><br />Good to see you are still reading PM, I thought this post might flush you out.<br /><br />There are some media statements that have come out since I did this post, in support of the day:<br /><a href="http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0911/S00073.htm" rel="nofollow">'Work for Free Day' resonates with education workers</a><br />and<br /><a href="http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED0911/S00077.htm" rel="nofollow">Women's six weeks freebie accepted by employers</a>Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08977150346842277994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-73181829988572405872009-11-18T11:12:26.023+13:002009-11-18T11:12:26.023+13:00The Pay Equity Challenge Coalition that today is t...<i>The Pay Equity Challenge Coalition that today is the day that women start working for free, until the end of the year, as they are on average paid 12% less than men</i><br /><br />All this says is that the Pay Equity Challenge Coalition really could do with some members who understand statistics.Psycho Milthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00779500926576047736noreply@blogger.com