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> shouldn't the pay remain the same

No, because facebook is a a company not a charity. If they can pay less amount for equal work, they should. Similarly I would not pay more for a haircut if there is cheaper barber with equal value and quality.




On that basis, a company could pay women less since it knows they are less likely to demand an equal salary. After all facebook is not a charity.

facebook is a MAJOR player in society, and reflecting societies values is not a charitable act it's a responsibility.


It's hard to argue that "remote devs" are a protected group.


>a company could pay women less since it knows they are less likely to demand an equal salary

Except they couldn't, FB is forced to pay equal salary.

>is not charitable act it's a responsibility

Depends on which perspective you're looking at, if I'm facebook or fb shareholder, I consider it act of irresponsibility.


> Except they couldn't, FB is forced to pay equal salary.

never has. no company is forced to do this.

companies only get into trouble if they do this on a significant scale. There are tons of companies out there happily paying women less and still on the right side of the law.


>companies only get into trouble if they do this on a significant scale

This is where they are being forced do to it. The point is a company should do it if they could get away with it without trouble.


s/should/can/. There are reasons in this world to do things that do not maximize immediate net profits.




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