No, women do not get paid 77c on the dollar for "the same work"
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“That figure has been debunked a thousand times. Even when you control for full-time workers, women still work fewer hours (due to the definition of full-time being 35 hours), and tend to work in different professions. Accounting for all of these sorts of factors, there's still something around a 4 - 6 cent deficit unexplained, but is certainly not 77% for the "same work". 77%: true. Same work: false.
Still 5 stars because I love the show, but that love is conditional on the continued impression that the show is unpolluted with political rhetoric. I just hate to hate to hear false information repeated by smart people, especially in the name of science.”Read full review »
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United States of America ·
02/12/17
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“The problem with thalidomide is that there are two forms, left and right chirality and one form is fine and therapeutic and the other is mutagenic. When mass production began there was little understanding of the difference. Not describing this difference when discussing this drug is irresponsible.”
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United States of America ·
03/18/22
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“I liked the former format with a few quick hits on science topics of general interest followed by a more in-depth look at one or two other topics.
In addition to a less engaging format, the podcast also now often deals more with the process of scientific discovery than the discoveries.
It is just...”Read full review »
Charge HR angry via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/08/19
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