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April 28th is Equal Pay Day. I’m not sure exactly whether the day is supposed to be about “celebrating” the fact that men and women are allegedly being paid equally or about bemoaning the fact that men still make more than women for doing the same jobs. I’m going with the latter, obviously. Marie Claire has some sobering stats that we should keep in mind today:
- For every dollar a man makes, a woman makes 78 cents. That number has climbed 1 cent since 2006.
- Fresh-out-of-college women make $15,498 less per year than the boys; over a 35-year career, they’ll make $210,000 less.
- A 25-year-old female PR specialist makes the same as her male colleagues; 20 years later, she’ll make about $35,000 less.
- She-EOs make $303,000 less than their male counterparts.
- Male primary-care physicians make 22 percent more than lady docs.
- Male IT workers make 11.9 percent more than geekettes.
- According to the American Association of University Women, at the current rate, we’ll reach pay equity in 2040.
Woo, what a fun holiday! Time for some Jager bombs in the break room!
According to rumors on Gawker, a Columbia U. class of 2007 graduate has landed the role of a lifetime–as Sarah Jessica Parker’s personal assistant. For the honor of fetching Ms. Parker’s lattes and getting her shoes resoled, this lucky assistant is apparently making $200K a year. At first, our response was “dude, fuck that shit.” But after some time to reconsider, we thought…”Only 200,000? Seriously?”
Assistants to celebrities tend to have to sacrifice their lives for their bosses. It’s not a nine-to-five corporate gig by any means, it’s a form of indentured servitude. During one episode commentary for Sex and the City, SJP admits that she sent her assistant out to get her a pregnancy test the day she found out she was with child. All we’re saying is… if you have to go on a pregnancy test run for your boss, 200K is a pittance. We bet J.Hud is making way more than that.
