How does it prove your point? Your articles so far have not supported your points.
What kind of point is that? There is a sizeable gender pay gap in these 'most gender equal' countries. Because they choose lower paying jobs.
You dont get to choose a job you like and magically get paid well for it, automatically. Some professions pay more than others. Always have, always will.
Why should people in non STEM professions get paid the same as non STEM? If your industry earns more money, you will likely get paid more. If it requires higher intelligence, more difficult qualifications, it will likely be paid better.
You do realise that some people choose jobs they like
less because they pay
more, and some people choose jobs they like
more that pay
less, RIGHT? And you do realise that on average, there might even be a difference in the numbers choosing each option based on gender, right? Thats a point my article even kind of makes, especially when it comes to the country one lives in.
There will always be a gender pay gap because women on average: choose lower paying jobs, work less hours, are less likely to work dangerous high paying jobs, are less likely to move for a promotion, marry older men (which means when it comes time to pick a caregiver to the children, they wont have been in the work force as long, with less time for moving up the pay ladder), are traditionally less likely to negotiate salary, or ask for pay rises (though improving in these areas more recently) etc etc etc etc.
The list goes on and on. There will always be a pay gap, as long as men and women make different choices.
If women want higher paying jobs, they can choose higher pay fields. Especially in freer, more equal countries. They dont though, they increasingly choose lower paying jobs. Their free choice. I myself chose a lower paying female dominated medical profession, because I like the hours, the less stress, and helping people. What I dont do is complain about why I get paid less than mates who chose high paying/high stress medical jobs, Engineering jobs, entrepreneurs, Bankers etc etc.
That would be silly.
Norway doesn't have a little gender pay gap. Its around 14.9% compared to Australia's 14.6%, for example. Because women still choose low paying jobs. Norway ranks 2nd on the gender equality measure they are using, Australia 35th.....
Sources
Norway,
AustraliaYou are misunderstanding the article completely. It is talking about multifactorial gender equality in those countries, not just gender PAY equality. Things like labour force participation, wage equality for similar work, percentage of legislators/senior officials/managers, literacy rate, enrolment in primary secondary and tertiary education, healthy life expectancy, women in parliament etc etc etc.
What the article shows is that it isn't gender inequality leading to women earning less. In the countries that have done the best in terms of gender equality across the board, they still have a sizeable gender pay gap as women are continuing to choose lower paying fields. In fact, the differences increase.
It comes down to this:
* People are free to choose lower paying jobs that they like more. Sacrificing salary for job satisfaction, less stress, more happiness. Their complaints about earning less don't carry much weight. They are free to change profession.
* People are free to choose higher paying jobs that they like less. Sacrificing job satisfaction, stress, happiness for more salary, and the lifestyle that comes with that. Their complaints about stress, poor job satisfaction etc don't carry much weight. They are free to change profession.
If, on average, more men choose one category, and more women choose the other, is there a problem? I say no. 
