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This should not even be a question anymore. Companies needing the work done should pay equally for the same quality work. There certainly should not be any discretion. Whether the worker is a man or a woman should not be of any concern. This, whether the work is in an office, a factory, or where ever.

If, on the other hand, if it can be proved that the work is best fitted to a man because of his ability to, as an example, lift heavier boxes, run faster, or climb a telephone pole, or fit the description as a 'male nurse' better, then certainly his wages should reflect this change. But only for these specific changes. The same applies for women in the areas they may show superior abilities. No one will disagree, or I hope they agree, that there are differences between men and women. Not that one is better than the other, but their expertise somehow, and often, 'are not equal'.

But, I reiterate, for the same identical jobs, whatever, store clerks, journalism, managerial, presidents, business executives, and whatever, the pay should be the same. Although there is much bitterness and wrongful discretion going on in today's work place over the pay scale that often leaves women working harder and getting paid less, there are some situations where this should never be a problem. Although, however we might want it to be otherwise, there will always be conflicts of this sort. Men and women will complete with each other.

Yet, were I an employer, I would tolerate none of this in my employees. I would have as my guide the best one for the job; and I am sure most employers do this. They simply want to get their money's worth and which one is better qualified gets the job or the pay raise or whatever goes along with a job well done. It is well for employees that not to do a good job and to shirk and waste time is to steal from your employer. They are buying your time for a certain amount of hours each week and they expect you to be there for most of that time. They are required to give you time off for lunch and two breaks each shift. The rest of the time you signed on for belongs to them.

That does not mean, however, they can treat you badly or refuse to honor you as a human being. This is where the same amount of pay for the same amount of work comes in. As an example, men are stronger than most women and they can do some work more efficiently than a woman can. That may be a situation where the less productive person possibly could be a woman. Then a lesser pay check would be understandable.

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