There Is No “War On Women”

The Democrats, lead by President Obama, are going to craft, create, launch and feed the idea that there is a “War On Women” taking place in America.  However, there is no “War.”  Only a Democratic attempt to manipulate women.

Gas is $3.91 where I fill up.

And it’s not only the Democrats that are gearing up; it’s the media too.

Recently Reuters took notice of Romney “stumbling” in his early mano e mano vs. Obama:

Romney aides ran into trouble on a conference call held with reporters on Wednesday ostensibly to criticize Obama’s handling of the economy for women.

A reporter asked if the candidate supported the Lilly Ledbetter Act in favor of fair pay for women, the first law Obama signed and one Republican lawmakers voted against.

“We’ll get back to you on that,” an unidentified adviser said. The Romney campaign later said he backed the law and released a flood of statements attacking Obama’s record on creating jobs for women.

It’s nice that Reuters is playing that for Obama while not playing the whole kerfluffle that is Hilary Rosen:

WASHINGTON — After sparking a firestorm with her accusation that mother-of-five Ann Romney has “never worked a day in her life,” Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen did not back down Thursday, saying on Twitter that she admires the wife of GOP presumptive nominee Mitt Romney, and then adding, “But your husband shouldn’t say you are his expert on women and the economy.”

It’s time to be honest, gasoline is high, and likely to remain high through 2012.

But the Democrats are less concerned about the equality of women than they are about preaching about the equality of women.  See, one gets you votes, the other requires an open mind about what role it is women play in our society.

And Democrats don’t want women to discuss that.  They’d just prefer they vote for Democrats.

Take the above mentioned Lilly Ledbetter Act.  That whole bill is a sham and a mockery.  There are people who think that women don’t make the same money for the same jobs.  These people point to studies that show women make roughly 75 cents on the dollar compared to men.  These same people, why do Liberals fail to understand things like math?, however, ignore things like the fact that men have a dramatically higher workplace mortality rate.  If I make 10 bucks an hour at a safe job how much would you demand to work at a job that has a mortality rate 10 times as great as mine?

Some more?  Or none more?

Don’t be fooled, no matter how hard Obama says it, no matter how often Obama’s administration says it, no matter how often Obama’s DNC says it, the fact that women make the same amount of money as men doesn’t change the fact that gasoline costs have doubled under Obama.

14 responses to “There Is No “War On Women”

  1. So what was the red herring when gas prices doubled under Bush II? He was no more responsible for that than Obama is for the current gas prices. Gas prices are a non-issue that distract from real, important matters. The prices affect every working family, but the administration and legislature don’t have ANY power over them. I don’t believe in a Republican “war on women,” but I am annoyed by the proliferation of legislation on reproductive issues when, again, there are far more important issues to worry about. What CAN the current administration, and the current legislature, realistically do to help the economy? How can they work TOGETHER to get it done? What is the best course for the war in Afghanistan, and how can they implement it? Why can’t any of them put politics aside and do what the people of the US sent them to Washington to do?
    P.S. Your wage disparity example does not take into account the principle of “equal pay for equal work.” Of course someone should be paid more to do more dangerous work, regardless of that someone’s gender. Men do, statistically, work those sorts of jobs in higher numbers. Well-balanced studies take those variables into consideration. Those are the sorts of studies that this math-deficient liberal prefers to point to.

    • Gas prices are a non-issue that distract from real, important matters. The prices affect every working family, but the administration and legislature don’t have ANY power over them.

      I disagree Gette. The President, admittedly, doesn’t have any ability to impact the prices now. However, the policies that Democrats favor DO impact the price of gas over time. And Obama has stated that he FAVORS high gas prices as a means to get Americans to move to alternate fuels.

      What CAN the current administration, and the current legislature, realistically do to help the economy? How can they work TOGETHER to get it done?

      You won’t like it:

      – Reduce minimum wage
      – Repeal Obamacare
      – Lower the corporate tax rate AND reduce loopholes.
      – Lower individual tax rates.

      Well-balanced studies take those variables into consideration. Those are the sorts of studies that this math-deficient liberal prefers to point to.

      Well balanced studies o take those variables into consideration, I agree. But most liberals don’t use those studies. For example, men typically work more hours a week and in fields that offer higher pay. Men are willing to travel more and work later in life. None of it is bad, but it all reduces pay over time.

  2. I’m just cackling at the irony of all this. Dems made this their issue. Now they are fumbling it.

    Absolutely, hilarious.

    • I’m just cackling at the irony of all this. Dems made this their issue. Now they are fumbling it.

      They couldn’t have found two different women to attack than Sarah Palin and Ann Romney. By attacking Palin they set themselves up as having to defend Ann Romney; but they can’t because she is a republican.

      Absolutely, hilarious.

      And they can’t seem to stop.

  3. On all four of those points, you will find, again, studies and research for pro and con. Each side will stand firmly with the evidence that supports their point of view, and stridently deride the other’s facts, and nothing will be accomplished.
    Meh.

  4. Unmarried, childless women under 30 outearn their male counterparts in 147 of 150 metropolitan areas in the U.S. Nearly all of the so-called “gender gap” is due to the fact that women tend to place a higher emphasis on career-family balance as they get older rather than on earning the most money possible. I’m in my 30’s, and, like many of my female friends, have stepped off the gas so to speak when it comes to my career in order to raise my children. Will I pay a financial penalty for that once I resume full-time employment? Almost certainly. But it’s my choice and I don’t think it’s the role of government to be “solving” that problem.

    If the Feds really want to do something to help employed women, they could start by removing the marriage tax penalty that taxes the very first dollar I earn at my husband’s highest marginal rate…

    • Unmarried, childless women under 30 outearn their male counterparts in 147 of 150 metropolitan areas in the U.S.

      Very well said. And true.

      Further, in my career I make it a point to have more women than men on my teams if I can; I find women more eager, able and willing to work as a team than men; this fact has been substantiated by the Harvard Business Review.

      Nearly all of the so-called “gender gap” is due to the fact that women tend to place a higher emphasis on career-family balance as they get older rather than on earning the most money possible.

      And different careers. Fewer women are lumber jacks, deep sea fisher”men” and cops.

      I’m in my 30′s, and, like many of my female friends, have stepped off the gas so to speak when it comes to my career in order to raise my children.

      My wife is in the same position. She is dramatically smarter, faster, more able and just plain “better” than me. She has been nominated for a VP slot several times. As she considers what the sacrifice would mean to accept, travel, hours and stress….she has declined at least 3 such jobs. Yet her leadership continues to recruit her. In FACT, rather than accept these positions and take advantage of the massive financial rewards such a position would afford, she is most likely going to retire at a VERY young age in order to volunteer in the classroom, make soccer games and watch dance recitals.

    • That study found that young women earned more than young men in the wide majority of city markets. It doesn’t address older-yet-unmarried women, or young women outside metro areas. We know older women have a huge pay gap, though we need more studies to control for the effects of family decisions. That said, I find it odd that you don’t support governmental protection of women if they decide to raise a family, but you do want the government to give married couples a lower tax rate?

  5. The war on women is just part of the anger strategy that Team Obama now has to employ . They have failed so many times in everything they have done, that there is no reason to vote for them . They can only ratchet up the emotion so that likely voters vote against Republicans . The us against them strategy . Them are women haters, racists, rich people, corporations, gun owners, neighborhood watch captains, and whoever else is an easy target .

    Fear of what Republicans might do to the perpetual victims of America is their only hope .

    • The war on women is just part of the anger strategy that Team Obama now has to employ . They have failed so many times in everything they have done, that there is no reason to vote for them .

      I agree with you.

      I think we saw the first “shot of the war” when stephanopoulos asked that weirdo question out of left field.

      “Can a state ban contraception?”

      They can only ratchet up the emotion so that likely voters vote against Republicans

      And it works. There are far more conservatives than liberals, yet democrats often do well in elections.

  6. Maybe I’m missing some contrary evidence, but according to wikipedia there’s a significant pay gap even when controlling for industry. So, unless you can explain how men have a significantly higher mortality rate in industries like “Information” or “Financial services”, then mortality rates have nothing to do with anything.

    • unless you can explain how men have a significantly higher mortality rate in industries like “Information” or “Financial services”, then mortality rates have nothing to do with anything.

      Sure, however, that cuts both ways. Coming out and saying that women earn 81% of men is just as inaccurate.

      according to wikipedia there’s a significant pay gap even when controlling for industry.

      That same link also reports that:

      Economist June O’Neill, former director of the Congressional Budget Office, found an unexplained pay gap of 8% after controlling for experience, education, and number of years on the job. Furthermore, O’Neil found that among young people who have never had a child, women’s earnings approach 98 percent of men’s.

      If we wanna make a “war” over 2 percentage points, well, then, I think we have a different understanding of the term war.

      I mean, we could ask why women are earning more degrees at every level

      Or, even more fun as we battle out insurance, is why men pay more for life insurance than women do.

      If there is a gap among older women, I suspect, though would have to find data, that it’s due to a cultural expectations of men and women back in the day; typing for the girls, math for the boys.

      • I would love to see regulations that even out premiums for life insurance for men. If we’re doing this with health care, we should do it with life insurance too.

        As for the younger women making 98% of younger men, we still need to address the glass ceiling problem; the bigger pay differential kicks in later on when men fill up more of the upper-tier/management positions. That’s where the disparity is biggest and that’s where we need to look to find solutions (or to find that there is no real problem, if you’re right). Sadly, I can’t find satifsfactory numbers on that.

        • I would love to see regulations that even out premiums for life insurance for men. If we’re doing this with health care, we should do it with life insurance too.

          I’m okay with the actuarial tables that show men live shorter lives…..

          e still need to address the glass ceiling problem; the bigger pay differential kicks in later on when men fill up more of the upper-tier/management positions.

          That’s fair.

          That’s where the disparity is biggest and that’s where we need to look to find solutions (or to find that there is no real problem, if you’re right). Sadly, I can’t find satifsfactory numbers on that.

          I wish I had more time to be a professional “data looker’er!” I think that this kinda stuff is fascinating, but you’re right, data is often hard to find on things.

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