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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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Why do men earn more than women? Because they deserve to, argues this contrarian challenge to feminist conventional wisdom. Men work longer hours at more dangerous and disagreeable jobs. They more readily accept night shifts, hardship postings to Alaska and entrepreneurial risks. Men get in-demand degrees in engineering, while women get degrees in French literature. Female librarians earn less than garbagemen, not because of discrimination, but because so many applicants compete for the safe, clean, comfortable, convenient, fulfilling jobs women prefer. Indeed, the author insists, 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. Farrell, author of The Myth of Male Power, usefully points women towards high-paying, male-dominated fields that are becoming female friendly and suggests that ambitious women marry stay-at-home husbands. But he considers men 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." He decries anti-male discrimination in occupations like teaching, nursing and cocktail-waitressing, and pillories comparable worth initiatives as "spoiled-brat economics." A whole chapter is devoted to "genetic celebrities"-i.e., beautiful women (exemplified in photos of same) whom men shower with free dinners, gifts and home repairs and who "marry up" into cushy lifestyles paid for by workaholic husbands. Ostensibly a road-map to workplace equality, Farrell's portrait of pampered, ungrateful women and stoic, self-sacrificing men may strike some readers as an unhelpful caricature.
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"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, President, Boardroom, Inc., and Bottom Line publications

"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

Product details

  • 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
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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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