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Why Men Earn More: The Startling Truth Behind the Pay Gap -- and What Women Can Do About It Hardcover – January 1, 2005
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- Print length288 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherAMACOM
- Publication dateJanuary 1, 2005
- Dimensions6.5 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches
- ISBN-100814472109
- ISBN-13978-0814472101
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"An absolute godsend. Carefully researched, thoughtfully written, and eminently practical. It's not just for women. It's for men and women who, in a global economy, want to know how to earn more. I plan to quote it endlessly." --Richard N. Bolles, author, What Color Is Your Parachute? --Richard Bolles
"Why Men Earn More" will provide much food for thought, no matter where you stand in the pay-gap debate. -- CNN.money, Jeanne Sahadi
"You'll not put this book down.... You'll be treated to an engaging discussion about effective steps to earn more money." -- Mildred Culp, Workwise columnist
"designed to give information in order to make empowering choices that will lead to a more balanced and fulfilling life." -- Erika Welz Prafder, New York Post, March 28, 2005
This book--complete with far more textured, subtle arguments than a column can ever convey--will make you think twice." -- Jeanne Sahadi, senior writer, CNNMoney.com
Why Men Earn More" goes on my reference shelf as a book I will quote and re-read despite disagreements." -- Wendy McElroy, ifeminists.com, February 24, 2005
[the book]does treat an important subject comprehensively,fairly&accurately,drawing on international trends even as it focuses on the United States. --Bloomberg News --Bloomberg News
"Why Men Earn More" will provide much food for thought, no matter where you stand in the pay-gap debate. -- CNN.money, Jeanne Sahadi
"You'll not put this book down.... You'll be treated to an engaging discussion about effective steps to earn more money." -- Mildred Culp, Workwise columnist
"designed to give information in order to make empowering choices that will lead to a more balanced and fulfilling life." -- Erika Welz Prafder, New York Post, March 28, 2005
This book--complete with far more textured, subtle arguments than a column can ever convey--will make you think twice." -- Jeanne Sahadi, senior writer, CNNMoney.com
Why Men Earn More" goes on my reference shelf as a book I will quote and re-read despite disagreements." -- Wendy McElroy, ifeminists.com, February 24, 2005
[the book]does treat an important subject comprehensively,fairly&accurately,drawing on international trends even as it focuses on the United States. --Bloomberg News --Bloomberg News
From the Inside Flap
Why Men Earn More boldly and methodically debunks traditional assumptions, and investigates the implications of the trade-offs that both men and women make. Pinpointing 25 choices we make in our professional lives, Dr. Farrell unlocks the door to greater earnings and career success as well as to a happier, more balanced life.
"Once again Warren Farrell has shed light on an important and often misunderstood issue. This light empowers the reader to use the new insights to make better choices to create the life and results they truly desire."
Jack Canfield, Co-creator, Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work® and The Success Principles
"As usual, Warren replaces mythology with cool, clear reasoning. On this journey into workplace/gender issues, he speaks his truths clearly and with compassion. Who wouldn't gain from this book?!"
Susan Deitz, syndicated columnist; author, Single File: How to Live Happily Forever After With or Without Prince Charming
"As usual, Warren Farrell has done a masterful job of making statistics readable a great source book for anyone interested in understanding the real reasons Why Men Earn More!"
Nancy Friday, author, Men in Love and Women on Top
"This book is so good that I ll guarantee it personally. If you are unhappy with it for any reason, just return it to me with your sales receipt and I will send you a prompt refund in full."
Martin Edelston, Founder, Bottom Line/Personal
"Warren Farrell presents us with astonishing facts in this well-documented book! It will dispel so many hurtful myths that keep women stuck in the powerlessness of a victim mentality. An important read for both women and men alike."
Susan Jeffers, Ph.D., author, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway and Embracing Uncertainty
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- Publisher : AMACOM; First Edition (January 1, 2005)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 288 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0814472109
- ISBN-13 : 978-0814472101
- Item Weight : 1.28 pounds
- Dimensions : 6.5 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,354,077 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #709 in Labor & Industrial Relations (Books)
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About the author

Dr. Warren Farrell began his research on gender issues in the ‘60s. His first book, The Liberated Man, was published in 1974. It was from the women’s perspective and the feminist perspective. By the ‘80s, he began noticing that men were feeling misrepresented, and his award-winning national best-seller, Why Men Are The Way They Are, was written to answer women’s questions about men in a way that rings true for men. The New York Post calls it "the most important book ever written about love, sex, and intimacy."
By the ‘90s, Dr. Farrell felt the misunderstandings about men had deepened and become dangerous to the survival of families and love. He confronted the misunderstandings head-on with the award-winning The Myth of Male Power, a book the The Library Journal ranked as “better than Robert Bly’s Iron John or any of Betty Freidan’s works.” (His books are published in over 50 countries in 15 languages.)
By the turn of the century Dr. Farrell wanted to provide the sexes with the tools to communicate-- in particular to hear personal criticism from a loved one, especially when given badly. That was the take-off point for Women Can’t Hear What Men Don’t Say, a selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club. By 2001 Dr. Farrell completed research he had been working on for 13 years on the conditions under which children of divorce are most likely to be raised successfully. That book, Father and Child Reunion, has renewed the commitment of many dads to be with their children, and its research has helped judges understand the importance of dads.
Dr. Farrell’s most recent research is published as Why Men Earn More: The Startling Truth Behind the Pay Gap -- and What Women Can Do About It. It documents the 25 differences between men and women’s work-life decisions. It was chosen by U.S. News and World Report as one of the top four “great career books to be read in 2006.”
Warren has appeared on over 1000 TV and radio shows, and been interviewed frequently by Oprah and Barbara, and by Larry King and Peter Jennings. He has been featured repeatedly on 20/20 and in The New York Times, in People and on Real People, in men's journals and The Wall Street Journal, and on the Today Show, the Tomorrow Show, and even To Tell The Truth.
Warren Farrell’s understanding of both sexes is symbolized by his being, on the one hand, on the boards of four national men’s organizations, and on the other hand, being the only man in the US to be elected three times to the Board of Directors of the National Organization for Women in New York City. Similarly, he has started over 600 men's and women's groups, and over 200,000 women and men have attended his workshops worldwide. He is the only person chosen to speak at both of former California Governor Wilson’s 1995 conferences – his Conference on Men and his Conference on Women.
President Johnson chose Dr. Farrell as one of the outstanding young educators in the United States. (The man's been around for awhile!) He has taught political science, psychology, women’s studies and sociology, and most recently taught at the School of Medicine at the University of California at San Diego. Dr. Farrell has been chosen by the International Biographic Centre of London as one of the World’s 2000 Outstanding Scholars of the 20th Century and, in quite a different take, chosen by the Financial Times as one of the worlds top 100 Thought Leaders. He has also been selected by the Center for World Spirituality as one of the world's spiritual leaders.
Dr. Farrell is in Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in the World, but his best moments are at home. He has two daughters and lives with his wife in Mill Valley, California, and virtually at www.warrenfarrell.com.
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How can it be that in 2013 the average woman still makes only three quarters as much as the average man?
Warren Farrell's book clears up the paradox. He did extensive research to follow the money--that is, to identify what characteristics of a job you get paid more for, independent of who you are. He identified 25 factors, all quite intuitive. You get paid more for working longer hours, for being willing to travel or relocate, for exposure to the elements, for taking physical or emotional risks, for doing work that follows you home, and for a set of other reasons.
These factors are all tradeoffs, of course. Higher pay comes with higher demands or higher risks. When Dr. Farrell corrected for these factors--that is, when he compared men and women in the same subfield, with the same experience, the same time in their positions, the same risks and hazards, and so on, men and women were paid the same.
Why, then, is there still such a discrepancy in the averages? This is where it gets interesting, and where Dr. Farrell's social science background shines. Prior to marriage, women actually earn more than men. Men and women's earnings diverge upon marriage, because of a mutual understanding (and often mutual desire) that he will be the primary wage earner and she the primary care giver. Men are therefore under significant pressure to earn more and therefore to make more sacrifices to their careers, including working longer hours at more dangerous jobs. People lamenting that women earning only 77% what men do rarely note that 97% of work-related deaths are suffered by men, but those are two sides of the same coin. Higher pay on the surface looks like a male privilege, but it's a Faustian bargain and doesn't necessarily mean men have more power over their lives than women.
The book presents a wealth of hard data that amounts to both good news and bad news for feminists. The good news is that rumors of discrimination are a myth: women are on equal professional footing with men, with the same career opportunities and the same potential rewards. The bad news is it's hard work: achieving the same career goals as men requires making the same career sacrifices. It does not necessarily reflect badly on women that they tend not to be so single-minded about career success but strive for more balanced lives.
Feminists have a curious reaction to even the good news, though. Dr. Farrell spoke on the pay gap at the University of Toronto last year, and local feminists were not exactly delighted to learn they've achieved their stated goal of equal pay for equal work. In fact they rioted to keep him from presenting his research at all.
They may not want to hear it, but the facts are here and well documented. If you're a woman thinking about your own career options, or anyone concerned about what the pay gap really represents, this book is a valuable read.
Still don't believe it?
If women truly were willing to do the same job for less money, then certainly by now one sexist man would have figured out that he could hire only women and pocket the difference. He would be the richest man alive!
Since that didn't happen, either we have no pay gap, or no man sexist enough to dare to take advantage of it. Take your pick.
Read this book, implement its suggestions to become more highly-paid and then celebrate! We are a free society that values the work of all equally. This is your opportunity to stop feeding the people who benefit from the debilitating myth of inequality.
Warren Farrell is a man with complete feminist street cred, as he started out being one - up to the point of being on the Board of Directors of NOW. But he's an intelligent thoughtful man who can't seem to stop asking questions and getting the data right. This is a very well researched book - now a bit out of date, I suppose, but still the main thesis of the book si simple.
If there's a pay gap, it's due to many factors - choice of major and choice of career - choice of part-time over full time work - choice of risk over less risk. The main word is - choice.
You only have to think about the real world to see this. Women generally choose to have careers that allow them to balance family and career life; they take on less risk and fewer hours. They are still not majoring in the STEM fields to the same extent as men (and believe me, women are as smart as men . . . ). The more recent findings in a Scandinavian country bear this out - when there is little sexism in major and career choices, women still choose softer social sciences over the harder sciences. They still want to work fewer hours and to have families.
Generally, this is all to the good. But Farrell does something more than just state the research findings. He actually tells women how best to leverage the findings to their benefit. For that, it's worth the price of the book and then some.
If you have a young woman in college that you know - send her this book so she can consider her options and make better choices, so she can leverage the information for herself. Of course she may throw it against the wall a few times, especially if she's a women's studies major. Or working in the current administration in Washington.
Top reviews from other countries
Die Amerikaner sind uns hier mal wieder Jahrzehnte voraus. Dort führt man die Debatten um den Gender Pay Gap schon seit den 70er-Jahren, wenigstens. Dort gibt es eine ganze Bandbreite an Untersuchungen zu diesem Thema. Es ist bezeichnend, dass dieses Buch aus dem Jahre 2005 nie ins Deutsche übersetzt wurde. Es hätte ja hier Weltbilder durcheinanderbringen können, die man erst noch etablieren musste.
Warren Farrel hat in Why Men Earn More alle Informationen zum Gender Pay Gap zusammengetragen, die er finden konnte. Er hat dabei an seine Töchter gedacht und wollte ihnen helfen, sich auf dem Arbeitsmarkt gehaltstechnisch besser zu orientieren. Er räumt dabei mit dem Mythos Gender Pay Gap ordentlich auf. Er weist nach, dass Frauen in vielen Berufssparten, zumeist männerdominierten Bereichen, schon beim Einstiegsgehalt mehr verdienen als Männer, dass sie zwischen 20 und 30 deutlich schneller aufsteigen als Männer, was nicht zuletzt mit den unzähligen gesetzlich verordneten Förderprogrammen zu tun hat, und auch schneller mehr verdienen. Dass sie schlussendlich aber doch weniger verdienen als Männer, hängt mit unterschiedlichen Lebensentwürfen zusammen. Frauen entscheiden sich für Kinder und treten beruflich kürzer, sie arbeiten häufiger in Teilzeit, sie leisten weniger (Über)stunden als Männer, sie legen mehr Wert auf Work-Life-Balance und nehmen dafür niedrigere Gehälter in Kauf. Gräbt man wirklich tief in die Statistiken, so wie Farrel es in seinem Buch getan hat, erfährt man z. B., dass Frauen häufiger drinnen arbeiten, weniger pendeln und weniger geneigt sind, für einen Job umzuziehen, was sich alles in niedrigerer Bezahlung bemerkbar macht, selbst wenn sie dieselben Qualifikationen wie Männer haben. Er geht auch solchen Fragen nach, wie sich die unterschiedlichen körperlichen Gegebenheiten von Frauen und Männer, Schönheit bei den Frauen und physische Kräfte bei den Männern, im Arbeitsmarkt auswirken, oder auch, wie sich der Familienstand auf das Gehalt auswirkt. Ob man verheiratet ist oder nicht, hat wesentlich mehr Auswirkung auf das Gehalt als das Geschlecht allein.
Fazit: Dieses Buch ist die rote Kapsel schlechthin. Es räumt mit einem der am weitesten verbreiteten Mythen unserer Zeit auf. Wer Argumente gegen den Gender Pay Gap sucht, ist hier genau richtig.
He is pretty hard on HR people which is my profession but he’s right. The male as protector and the female as protected hasn’t changed much and that’s because of children.
His central thesis that men get paid more because they are expendable (go to war, work in dangerous occupations) and that women looked after by men have the opportunity to pursue more creative and meaningful pursuits (albeit while being paid less) is spot on. Women choose occupations close to home so that they can run the household and supervise children and we can’t really blame men for that. An excellent thought provoking read.
I like his support for relationships as partnerships where men and women work out the best set up between them for the benefit of their children and families. In some cases this will be the men working longer hours and the other looking after the children & vice versa.




