There’s no denying that when you look at the average across all professions, men tend to earn more money than women. Modern feminists argue that the reason behind this pay gap is discrimination and systematic oppression. Meanwhile, economists who have looked at the issue will tell you that the pay gap exists because of personal choices. For example, men tend to take on riskier jobs, work longer hours, and so on, leading them to earn more on average.
Enter a recent study done by Uber which looked at the money their male drivers earned versus the money earned by their female drivers. What’s interesting about this study is that the money Uber pays their drivers is based entirely on an algorithm. This algorithm takes into account metrics such as miles driven and the demand for an Uber ride in that area, but nowhere does it factor in the gender of the driver. In other words, Uber’s system of paying their drivers entirely eliminates any room for gender bias or discrimination.
If feminists are right about the cause of the pay gap, removing these factors should eliminate any pay gap between male and female Uber drivers. What Uber found, though, was that, on average, male drivers still earned 8% more than female drivers in spite of Uber’s pay algorithm not taking into account the gender of the driver at all.
For more information on how these results completely contradict the feminist pay gap theory, be sure to check out the video below.
