People like to complain about the wage gap between men and women, with various feminist groups leading the pack. Anecdotally I've never had a job where men were paid more than women for the same work, nor have I ever had a job where a man was promoted over an equally deserving woman. Am I saying there's no gender discrimination in America? No, just that I haven't seen any in my professional life.

Recent surveys have highlighted why the difference in average wages for men and women differ. When asked what was most important about a job, a large number of women said, "flexibility," and a large number of men said, "money." Does it surprise you that the group that thinks money is more important than flexibility makes more money? If I'm an empoyer looking to fill a position with internal candidates, and one person says they will do anything for the right money, while the other wants the option to get paid less to work less, I'm probably going to be thinking the person that wants more money is going to be a more dedicated worker, no matter the gender.