You’re talking about what “should” be the case and what’s “fair”. But that isn’t how the world works.

Tiktok influencers earn 100x more than hard working nurses. The CEO of a tobacco earns millions, while a kind-hearted school teacher struggles to earn a living.

Men earn more because the jobs they gravitate towards are more easily monetised.

Men don’t earn more money because men conspired together to hold women down. They earn more because the jobs they choose are often more scaleable and earn more money.

You can’t scale nursing, because you need to see patients one at a time. But you can scale a piece of software and sell it to millions of people.