Compared to the US, I’d say they’re extremely socially progressive.
Healthcare, low gender pay gap, higher “minimum” wages (I know there’s no legal minimum most places but there are commonly accepted lowest wages), very low homelessness, very LGBT+ accepting.
Socially progressive enough? Not for my tastes. But it’s a lot better than the US in social systems
I’m as left as they come but the gender pay gap is a myth. It’s all choice of field. If you average male teachers, it’s going to be about the same as average female teachers. Going up and down for experience and other stuff, but it’ll be close, the thing is, teachers don’t get paid much and there’s more female teachers than male. The opposite is true in IT or other digital/computing worlds. They pay better than teachers, but there’s more men in this profession than women. The gender pay gap is a myth made up by averaging all employed people. I’m sorry but that is not a thing. If someone was still paying people significantly more or less based on their sex, people would be up in arms.
There are so many things to fight for in the name of justice, but this one isn’t it.
Compared to the US, I’d say they’re extremely socially progressive.
Healthcare, low gender pay gap, higher “minimum” wages (I know there’s no legal minimum most places but there are commonly accepted lowest wages), very low homelessness, very LGBT+ accepting.
Socially progressive enough? Not for my tastes. But it’s a lot better than the US in social systems
I’m as left as they come but the gender pay gap is a myth. It’s all choice of field. If you average male teachers, it’s going to be about the same as average female teachers. Going up and down for experience and other stuff, but it’ll be close, the thing is, teachers don’t get paid much and there’s more female teachers than male. The opposite is true in IT or other digital/computing worlds. They pay better than teachers, but there’s more men in this profession than women. The gender pay gap is a myth made up by averaging all employed people. I’m sorry but that is not a thing. If someone was still paying people significantly more or less based on their sex, people would be up in arms.
There are so many things to fight for in the name of justice, but this one isn’t it.
The point is that the opportunities are systemically lower for women, so they end up less experienced on the whole or out of the workforce longer.