The NBA generates US$7.4 billion per year (compared to the WNBA’s US$60 million), so it makes sense that one of its biggest stars, LeBron James, makes US$37 million a year, and that the WNBA’s stars make a fraction of this. This is echoed by player salaries in the NBA versus the WNBA. So I think the money that they make should be proportionate to the money they bring in.” They do it because I bring in the highest numbers. I’m the highest paid fighter not because Dana and Lorenzo wanted to do something nice for the ladies. These are obvious rhetorical questions, yet they strike at the heart of what’s wrong with ‘equality of outcome’.Īs former women’s bantamweight UFC champion, Ronda Rousey, put it when pressed by a female sports journalist on the gender pay-gap in sports, “I think that how much you get paid should have something to do with how much you bring in. ![]() If I play in the NBA and average 30 points per game, should I get paid as much as someone who averages 2 points per game? If I am twice as thoughtful, work twice as hard, and generate twice as much income for my company, should you earn just as much as me? The more successful you become, the more opportunities come your way. If I am better networked than you, or have more capital to invest, then it might be that I was born on easy street, but it just might be that I worked hard, put in the time, made smart decisions, and am now enjoying the fruits of my labour. Not only that, but we create opportunities based on our actions. This explains why 88% of registered nurses, 76% of HR managers, 85% of primary school teachers, and 68% of secondary teachers are female - because these are people-centric professions. A 2009 meta-analysis on differences in interests between men and women found that while men prefer working with things, women prefer working with people. In addition, we’re genetically predisposed towards different kinds of work, and as a result, how much we earn. The factors I elude to above extend but are not limited to talent, demeanour, persistence, mindset, character, IQ, EQ, assertiveness, conscientiousness, our profession, and of course… luck. This is why two white male siblings who grow up in a middle-class family might end up with a vastly different net worth, despite being given the same opportunities - hello Sylvester and Frank Stallone. Success and outcomes are the byproduct of myriad factors, most of which are attributable to our biological nature and our experiences - not just our baseline opportunities. We might both work in sales for the same organization, but one of us will earn a higher commission because we closed more sales. Usain Bolt might’ve started in the same starting blocks as his fellow sprinters in the 100 metre dash, but only he went on to win gold at the 2016 Olympics because he was the first one to cross the finish line.īayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain might’ve both started the 2020 Champions League Final at nil nil, but Bayern Munich went on to lift the coveted trophy because they scored more goals. Starting everybody off on equal footing does not mean they will end up in the same place, nor should it. Olympic medals are gold, silver or bronze. It’s hardly a competition if everybody ends up at the same place - it’s a form of Marxism. This renders “compete on equal footing” redundant. She then adds that “equitable treatment means we all end up at the same place”. In the video, narrated by Harris, she says that “it’s about giving people the resources and support they need so that everyone can be on equal footing, and then compete on equal footing”, which in and of itself is an admirable world view, albeit not a very realistic one. ![]() As a result, the white man reaches the summit whilst the Black man stays at the foot of the mountain. The white man has access to a rope, whereas the Black man also has a rope but it is out of reach. In it, she depicted two men - one white, the other Black - climbing up a mountain.
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