Equal Rates

Over at the Hand Mirror, they are very upset about this Herald article. Tony Ryall in his role as state services minister is axing two inquiries into unequal pay rates for women in the social services. 

Now, I too find the idea of inequality of pay for women reprehensible. If a woman is doing the same work as a man, it stands to reason that she should be paid the same. I have already blogged here about how gender discrimination in pay scales often reflects other things rather than actual pay-scale differences. Having said, that, if there really is a proper difference in pay scales, then this is something that should be corrected immediately as this is the right thing to do. In this respect, I think that Tony Ryall needs to thinks again – this is not an area that we can morally save money. 

Of course, the immediate question that springs to mind is: After nine years of Labour government, six of them with large surpluses, why has this inequality not been fixed long ago?

We await your answer with great anticipation, Mr. Goff.

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