Comments by Gwendolyn Orme Most recent public comments by Gwendolyn Orme https://nowcomment.com/users/43059 Psychodynamic therapists either analyze dreams or participate in free association to bring the root of the phobia from the subconscious to the conscious mind. Then they can let these feelings out safely. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136754?scroll_to=1320388 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136754?scroll_to=1320388 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 16:21:36 -0400 In the psychodynamic field, psychologists believe that phobias stem from repressed fearful memories. I am curious what they think about people with sea based phobias who have never been near an ocean. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136754?scroll_to=1320367 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136754?scroll_to=1320367 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 16:15:28 -0400 This image shows what psychodynamic psychologists believe phobias stem from ad then how they treat phobias. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136754?scroll_to=1320364 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136754?scroll_to=1320364 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 16:13:24 -0400 Studies support that psychodynamic therapies do work as well as many other therapies, but how well is that? It is very hard to quantify mental progress. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136620?scroll_to=1318927 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136620?scroll_to=1318927 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 14:15:28 -0400 This sounds like it would be good for treating phobias because people are able to talk freely about their fears https://nowcomment.com/documents/136620?scroll_to=1318924 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136620?scroll_to=1318924 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 14:13:57 -0400 The length of psychoanalysis is one of the biggest issues with it, so the shorter time frame of psychodynamic therapy is a big plus. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136620?scroll_to=1318923 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136620?scroll_to=1318923 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 14:13:11 -0400 I will need to ensure that this type of therapy can be used to treat phobias. It is the second most used therapy, but I need to ensure that phobias can be treated using it. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136620?scroll_to=1318922 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136620?scroll_to=1318922 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 14:12:10 -0400 This is one clear difference between two therapies that seem very similar. Both involve talk, but what the talk focuses on varies between the two. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136620?scroll_to=1318920 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136620?scroll_to=1318920 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 14:11:05 -0400 This is a great answer to the ever present question: Why does this matter? https://nowcomment.com/documents/136529?scroll_to=1318371 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136529?scroll_to=1318371 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 02:04:05 -0400 Wow! This is a much longer period of time than I would have thought babies need to pick up a language. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136529?scroll_to=1318370 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136529?scroll_to=1318370 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 02:03:23 -0400 This is a really good explanation of why babies have an easier time learning language. The wording is simple and makes a scientific concept easy to understand. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136529?scroll_to=1318369 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136529?scroll_to=1318369 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 02:02:29 -0400 I wonder if there is a specific reason that CBT does not work on some people or if it more just comes down to effort and willingness. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136567?scroll_to=1318340 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136567?scroll_to=1318340 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 01:06:27 -0400 This is a very long time for most people and poses a significant inconvenience to many who cannot take that much time off work. This also increases the cost of the treatment because the process is so long. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136567?scroll_to=1318339 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136567?scroll_to=1318339 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 01:05:25 -0400 There are different types of CBT that can be more or less interactive. Exposure therapy is a specific type of CBT used to treat phobias by exposing a person to their fear and essentially forcing them to deal with it. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136567?scroll_to=1318337 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136567?scroll_to=1318337 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 01:04:06 -0400 CBT is used to treat phobias but can also be used with a lot of other conditions as well. This could make it an effective option for someone struggling with more than one mental issue. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136567?scroll_to=1318336 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136567?scroll_to=1318336 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 01:02:57 -0400 CBT is what most people think of as therapy and mainly involves talking through issues with a trained psychologist. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136567?scroll_to=1318332 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136567?scroll_to=1318332 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 01:02:03 -0400 These are other reasons why people do not get treatment--travel issues and time issues https://nowcomment.com/documents/136376?scroll_to=1316272 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136376?scroll_to=1316272 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 16:27:39 -0400 This eight day course is longer than others in terms of quick therapy, but in general, is much shorter than an average CBT course. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136376?scroll_to=1316271 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136376?scroll_to=1316271 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 16:26:50 -0400 This is one specific positive of quick therapy. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136376?scroll_to=1316270 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136376?scroll_to=1316270 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 16:25:50 -0400 This is powerful data as it seems to suggest that people with phobias benefit about the same from long term and short term therapy. If patients knew this, it would probably lead to a lot more people doing short sessions as they are cheaper and easier. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136376?scroll_to=1316269 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136376?scroll_to=1316269 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 16:25:27 -0400 This is a very interesting analysis of why many people never get treatment for a specific phobia. They can just work around it. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136376?scroll_to=1316267 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136376?scroll_to=1316267 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 16:23:12 -0400 He is treating phobias in only three hours which makes this the fastest treatment that I have read about. I wonder if the results hold up long term or if it is more of a you get out what you put in situation. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136376?scroll_to=1316265 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136376?scroll_to=1316265 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 16:21:59 -0400 The author is questioning the validity of how typical psychotherapy has been conducted for decades and decades. I think that some of this time may be due to psychologists wanting to make more money and maybe people do not actually need that much therapy. https://nowcomment.com/documents/136376?scroll_to=1316264 https://nowcomment.com/documents/136376?scroll_to=1316264 Thu, 04 Apr 2019 16:20:21 -0400 This is a very interesting idea. This would imply that all children understand (at least conceptually) many grammar concepts that they will not learn until elementary school. I would be interested to know what evidence backs up this theory. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135382?scroll_to=1310296 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135382?scroll_to=1310296 Thu, 28 Mar 2019 16:42:32 -0400 This is amazing! Many one-year-olds do not even know very many words, so it is fascinating that they have a conceptual understanding of rather advanced grammar. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135382?scroll_to=1310294 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135382?scroll_to=1310294 Thu, 28 Mar 2019 16:39:55 -0400 Not only were the people seemingly more calm after the sleep therapy, their neurological response had been altered. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135443?scroll_to=1308516 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135443?scroll_to=1308516 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:35:09 -0400 So if someone was afraid of snakes, they could play sounds of snakes slithering for reconditioning. But if someone was afraid of spiders, I think it would be challenging to find a sound or scent linked with them. That could be a limitation of the therapy. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135443?scroll_to=1308514 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135443?scroll_to=1308514 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:34:06 -0400 This new sleep treatment only works when the fear is attached to a "fear memory." Most fears do stem from a bad experience, such as with a certain animal. But some fears are based on something someone has never done-so this treatment would be ineffective. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135443?scroll_to=1308508 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135443?scroll_to=1308508 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:31:22 -0400 This implies that VR treatment can work for not only physical phobias, but also for social phobias. This makes it a much more powerful tool as many people suffer from social phobias. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135439?scroll_to=1308480 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135439?scroll_to=1308480 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:20:14 -0400 This is evidence that this treatment actually does work, specifically for arachnophobia. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135439?scroll_to=1308478 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135439?scroll_to=1308478 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:18:22 -0400 VR phobia treatment seems to essentially be a safer form of exposure therapy. Exposure therapy required real spiders which made for some actual danger. VR treatment also seems to allow for more baby steps. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135439?scroll_to=1308475 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135439?scroll_to=1308475 Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:15:44 -0400 This paragraph reinforces the idea that hypnosis is a treatment, not a cure. The phobia just does not go away--people gain control. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135268?scroll_to=1307579 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135268?scroll_to=1307579 Mon, 25 Mar 2019 14:26:18 -0400 These are some interesting other uses for hypnosis, but I will mostly want to focus on the anxiety and phobia aspect. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135268?scroll_to=1307563 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135268?scroll_to=1307563 Mon, 25 Mar 2019 14:24:52 -0400 I was surprised that Stanford is studying hypnotism when so many people think that it is ineffective. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135268?scroll_to=1307561 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135268?scroll_to=1307561 Mon, 25 Mar 2019 14:23:56 -0400 This paragraph gives a good example of why someone might be driven to the point of reaching out to a hypnotist. It also gives a in depth look into how hypnosis actually works. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135268?scroll_to=1307560 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135268?scroll_to=1307560 Mon, 25 Mar 2019 14:23:10 -0400 This is a great example of how a phobia can negatively impact a person's entire life. She was unable to travel the world, the US, California, or even just her city of Palo Alto. https://nowcomment.com/documents/135268?scroll_to=1307559 https://nowcomment.com/documents/135268?scroll_to=1307559 Mon, 25 Mar 2019 14:21:30 -0400 This video is rather informal. I will need to find a more empirically tested poll. https://nowcomment.com/documents/134410?scroll_to=1306728 https://nowcomment.com/documents/134410?scroll_to=1306728 Sun, 24 Mar 2019 21:40:59 -0400 I wonder how doctors test for this as opposed to a child simply not wanting to go to school. It seems as though its almost more of a separation anxiety or fear of bullying and less a fear of actual school. https://nowcomment.com/documents/134410?scroll_to=1301267 https://nowcomment.com/documents/134410?scroll_to=1301267 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 12:57:02 -0400 This one seems very specialized. I will need to look into how many people exactly suffer from Arachibutyrophobia. https://nowcomment.com/documents/134410?scroll_to=1301260 https://nowcomment.com/documents/134410?scroll_to=1301260 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 12:55:27 -0400 This phobia sounds like it is more easy to cure than some of the others. If a person could get their self-esteem up, the phobia would simply go away. https://nowcomment.com/documents/134410?scroll_to=1301253 https://nowcomment.com/documents/134410?scroll_to=1301253 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 12:54:01 -0400 This number seems really high. I wonder where they are getting this data from. I do believe that a lot of people suffer from nomophobia but maybe not quite this many. https://nowcomment.com/documents/134410?scroll_to=1301247 https://nowcomment.com/documents/134410?scroll_to=1301247 Fri, 22 Mar 2019 12:52:36 -0400 Integrating sources--Paraphrasing https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295199 https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295199 This seems to be a summary in the form of paraphrasing. I would venture that he took out a lot of the difficult scientific jargon to make the scientific facts easier for the average reader. Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:28:39 -0400 Integrating Sources Smoothly--Direct Quote https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295196 https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295196 The author uses a direct quote for two main reasons in this section. First, he wants to add scientific credibility to what he is saying and second, he believes that it is important for the reader to get this exact wording. I think he specifically wanted to get in the part about "return[ing] to sexuality" because it bolsters his argument. Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:25:15 -0400 Integrating Sources Smoothly--Direct Quote https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295168 https://nowcomment.com/documents/133763?scroll_to=1295168 In this paragraph, Quammen uses a very long quote for the purpose of getting a specific definition into the piece. He wants to capture the exact wording of the definition that the journal American Zoologist. I would speculate that Quammen felt that he needed the scientific and specific definition to get the point across as clearly and accurately as possible. Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:21:47 -0400 Now Apple does this too! https://nowcomment.com/documents/122094?scroll_to=1190334 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122094?scroll_to=1190334 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:59:23 -0500 Defines problem. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122094?scroll_to=1190331 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122094?scroll_to=1190331 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:58:50 -0500 This whole document has solutions for the problem. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122094?scroll_to=1190329 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122094?scroll_to=1190329 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:58:34 -0500 These are signs of the problem. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122084?scroll_to=1190326 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122084?scroll_to=1190326 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:57:36 -0500 Adults also face the problem. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122084?scroll_to=1190325 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122084?scroll_to=1190325 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:57:13 -0500 Here is another opposing view. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122084?scroll_to=1190321 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122084?scroll_to=1190321 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:56:30 -0500 Here is an opposite view that shows the benefits to having smartphones. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122084?scroll_to=1190320 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122084?scroll_to=1190320 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:56:06 -0500 This defines the problem for teenagers. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122084?scroll_to=1190317 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122084?scroll_to=1190317 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:55:29 -0500 This could be good for the safety of the city. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122100?scroll_to=1190280 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122100?scroll_to=1190280 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:48:15 -0500 This makes the problem sound less serious. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122107?scroll_to=1190265 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122107?scroll_to=1190265 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:45:48 -0500 This shows another point of view because it is talking about how helpful the virtual assistants are. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122107?scroll_to=1190259 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122107?scroll_to=1190259 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:45:10 -0500 This makes the problem sounds less serious. This could be an opposing view. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122393?scroll_to=1190250 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122393?scroll_to=1190250 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:43:57 -0500 This could also be a good thing though because it is helping you find necessary products. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122393?scroll_to=1190243 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122393?scroll_to=1190243 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:43:07 -0500 Maybe you could introduce why these personal home assistants are helpful and need to listen in. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122393?scroll_to=1190235 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122393?scroll_to=1190235 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:41:38 -0500 This is a very physical and chemical issue with cell phone addiction. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122087?scroll_to=1189433 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122087?scroll_to=1189433 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 14:25:24 -0500 This could be a very big problem with the addiction to technology. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122087?scroll_to=1189430 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122087?scroll_to=1189430 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 14:24:38 -0500 This identifies the problem with the pervasiveness of technology. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122271?scroll_to=1189423 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122271?scroll_to=1189423 Thu, 03 Mar 2022 07:49:11 -0500 This could be one advantage of the pervasiveness of technology. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122271?scroll_to=1189419 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122271?scroll_to=1189419 Fri, 12 Jan 2024 15:49:29 -0500 This is a problem because our beliefs are swayed by technology. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122271?scroll_to=1189411 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122271?scroll_to=1189411 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 14:21:02 -0500 This could be an opposing view because it talks about the positives of technology. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122271?scroll_to=1189410 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122271?scroll_to=1189410 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:30:40 -0400 This addresses the problem with technology addiction. It shows nothing the physical danger that technology addiction poses and implies how it has altered our ability to talk to others and share our feelings. We are confined to emoji-emotions. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122121?scroll_to=1189406 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122121?scroll_to=1189406 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 14:18:42 -0500 This could be a problem because it would eliminate jobs. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122270?scroll_to=1189389 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122270?scroll_to=1189389 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 14:15:38 -0500 This is another opposing view because it is all about the benefits of technology. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122270?scroll_to=1189384 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122270?scroll_to=1189384 Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:48:12 -0500 This is another opposing view because it covers how AI will help people to live better lives. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122270?scroll_to=1189374 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122270?scroll_to=1189374 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 14:13:19 -0500 This is also an opposing view because it it talking about benefits of technology. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122270?scroll_to=1189338 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122270?scroll_to=1189338 Tue, 27 Feb 2024 08:10:02 -0500 This is an opposing view because it shows all the fields in which technology is useful and necessary. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122270?scroll_to=1189334 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122270?scroll_to=1189334 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 14:07:06 -0500 This article shows both the good side and the bad side about technology addiction. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122270?scroll_to=1189327 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122270?scroll_to=1189327 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 14:05:56 -0500 Here is an overview of the different types of solutions. There are many ways to curb addiction to technology. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122098?scroll_to=1189314 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122098?scroll_to=1189314 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 14:03:15 -0500 This is a much more extreme solution. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122098?scroll_to=1189306 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122098?scroll_to=1189306 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 14:02:05 -0500 This is a more controversial solution because it requires companied to take action. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122098?scroll_to=1189303 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122098?scroll_to=1189303 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 14:01:32 -0500 This a solution about how to curb technology addiction during the regular day. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122098?scroll_to=1189295 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122098?scroll_to=1189295 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 14:00:22 -0500 This is a school specific solution to technology addiction. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122098?scroll_to=1189289 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122098?scroll_to=1189289 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:59:25 -0500 This is an example of a solution that the government could put into place to curb addiction. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122098?scroll_to=1189284 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122098?scroll_to=1189284 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:58:39 -0500 This talks more about what the consequences of the problem of technology addiction. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122098?scroll_to=1189276 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122098?scroll_to=1189276 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:57:35 -0500 This is a description of the problem and its effects. This shows why the problem is in need of a solution. https://nowcomment.com/documents/122098?scroll_to=1189267 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122098?scroll_to=1189267 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:56:16 -0500 This is an idea for a solution called a "digital detox" https://nowcomment.com/documents/122098?scroll_to=1189259 https://nowcomment.com/documents/122098?scroll_to=1189259 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 13:54:51 -0500 This is a valid point. Female candidates could use the issue of gender pay to gain support from other women. But, I do not think that negates the problem of gender pay. I wish the author had used more facts to back her up. I expected more from Forbes. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1148720 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1148720 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 14:16:21 -0400 I wonder where the author got this statistic. In jobs with set hours, its hard to see how men work more. But differing work hours is an important factor to look at when comparing salaries between men and women. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1148712 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1148712 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 14:13:44 -0400 The author claims that the government manipulates the statistic to convince women that they need more government help. This could make women more likely to vote for candidates who support more government intervention. The issue could be to gain voters. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1148703 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1148703 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 14:09:30 -0400 I wonder why the author thinks the white house would perpetuate that idea. Would it not be more beneficial for the government to seem more fair and equal to everyone? Maybe she thinks that they are just responding to criticism from women who feel cheated. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1148689 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1148689 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 14:05:59 -0400 I think that this is really interesting. Most women believe that the gender pay gap is a big problem and believe that it will affect them personally. Additionally, even women at one of the most elite colleges in the world, believe they will be paid less. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1148683 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1148683 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 14:03:52 -0400 THIS IS THE OPPOSING VIEW https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1148670 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1148670 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 14:01:10 -0400 IGNORE Article 3 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1148663 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1148663 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 13:59:58 -0400 IGNORE https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1148662 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1148662 This somehow pasted when I used Mercury reader. Please see actual article below. Fri, 02 Nov 2018 13:58:50 -0400 I think that promotions, commissions, and bonuses are some of the reasons why the gender wage gap is hard to see. When it comes to rewards based on effort, it is easy to assume that the man did more work. It takes a concerted effort to think about gender. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1129768 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1129768 Sat, 13 Oct 2018 15:12:19 -0400 This table further reinforces old notions of the sphere that women should work in. The jobs where pay is equal are jobs that involve taking care of people or shopping which are traditionally seen as jobs for women. I hope STEM fields work for equal pay. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1129766 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1129766 Sat, 13 Oct 2018 15:02:22 -0400 Wow. I had no idea how large the wage gap is in the financial sector. My guess is that this has to do with the old time notion that women should handle the house and men the money. I think that financial companies need to pledge equal pay to spark change. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1129764 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1129764 Sat, 13 Oct 2018 14:57:22 -0400 I feel like the idea of having to add the qualifier "women" happens with a lot of this. If a person is going to a football game, everyone is going to assume that the players will be men. If that is not true, the person must qualify it by saying "women's." https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1129762 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1129762 Sat, 13 Oct 2018 14:53:05 -0400 I would like to know what percent of boys drop out of sports during puberty as well. Puberty is a time when interests change for everyone so I think that the author should have used a juxtaposition to make the argument more powerful. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1129759 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1129759 Sat, 13 Oct 2018 14:48:09 -0400 Is this because people are less interested in women's soccer so they go less and hence the team produces less profit? This would be somewhat understandable but it would also point to an inherent bias that the public has against women in sports. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1129758 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1129758 Sat, 13 Oct 2018 14:45:28 -0400 This evidence seems to support that companies do not think that women deserve as much money for leadership positions. This bias also contributes to why the U.S. has never had a female president. Many people just do not think a woman could handle it. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1129757 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1129757 Sat, 13 Oct 2018 14:42:49 -0400 I would be interested in knowing more about the wage gap between Asian men and women. For example, if Asian men are making much more money than white men, the wage gap would still be sizable for Asian women. The author seems to be missing that comparison. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1129756 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1129756 Sat, 13 Oct 2018 14:38:29 -0400 I wonder if it will actually take until 2059 for women to get equal pay. I hope that legislation will be passed that ensures that women get equal pay long before 41 years from now. Nevada and Illinois have both taken steps towards legislation in 2017-18. https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1129755 https://nowcomment.com/documents/116076?scroll_to=1129755 Sat, 13 Oct 2018 14:33:03 -0400