The Waterkooler

Or do they? Think about it, if women made less money for doing the same job as men, wouldn't men be out of work?

Statistics show that women and men with equal experience and qualifications, doing the same job, for the same hours, under the same conditions-get paid the same, or more. Men are the real victims, taken advantage of because of their innate chivalry and social expectations that they trade earning power for love and sex and be "willing to die to support the wives and children."

Of course, we all know the truth: men make more on average because on average they deserve more. On average, they work longer hours and on average, they take on more dangerous jobs.

But the real question is: why are men always expected to pay the bill? And, what are we paying for, exactly?

Guys, if you have never tried it,this is what happens when a man refuse to pay for dinner.

Even if men did make more than women, women still come out ahead, as we see in this example from the AskMen.com website:

Last week, I went on my twentieth date with a woman, let's call her Amber. We started the evening with a movie. We went to see Scream 3 and the tickets were expensive. After the movie, we went out to dinner at Athena's, and dinner was quite pricey too.

Following dinner, we went for a walk to help digest the food and ended up at a lounge where we stopped for drinks. I had a Long Island Iced Tea and Amber had an Absolut Vodka with Cranberry and the total cost, once again, hurt my wallet just a little. The total cost for that one night was 188 George Washingtons.

Assuming I receive a weekly paycheque of $1000 and I go out for dinner twice a week, my net paycheque is deducted down to $624 ($1000 - $188 - $188 = $624), while Amber's paycheck (70% that of the man's check) is $700. So Amber is making $76 per week or $3952 per year more than me.

It all seems a bit unfair, especially for short men, who make even less money.