This is largely true. But even when you studied never married women (women who don't have kids and have never taken off for work) with never married men of the same education level and work habits, there are a few fields where there's a small gap. This is what I was referring to and is explainable by negotiation. Which leads to the problem that women are typically penalized for negotiating.
There are actually demographics in which women make more money than men. And that will continue to grow as women further shun "gender roles" and become more career oriented.
I don't have a problem with this in theory. Why would anyone want to be a coal miner?
But it does emphasize the point that Feminism isn't about equality;
That's my whole point though. Feminists rarely preach equality. When feminists are protesting coal mines for not having enough women, then I'll start to believe the equality myth.
Feminism isn't an epic fail. I can vote, own property, marry whomever I want, run for office, hold a position of authority. Come on. All of that is because of the successes of feminism.
And don't presume to tell me what I do and don't want in relation to equality, thanks very much.
Elizabeth Stanton first ran for office in 1866, but they were given the right to stand for federal office in 1788.
In 1968, the first state to allow women's voting was Wyoming. In fact, most states allowed women to vote before the federal precedent in 1920.
Even then, there were more than a few "feminist suffragettes" that were fighting for the right for women to vote to outnumber black voters. It was as much about white supremacy as it was about "women's rights".
There wasn't much of a precedent as far as forced or arranged marriage in America throughout our brief history either. Not that it never occurred, but feminists didn't exactly solve that one. Just like now, arranged marriages typically occurred within religious sects. It wasn't a cultural norm, as far as I can tell, at any point in American history.
The first female police officer was hired in Los Angeles in 1910.
Women were allowed to enlist, serve, and take part in combat in the first world war. 12,000 women enlisted and 400 died during the war.
We tend to attribute more to feminism than it deserves. Unless we retroactively name people feminists throughout history, feminism can't, as a movement, take credit for a lot of the shit that they do.