Men who hold traditional views make more money.

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http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/ ... -pays.aspx

It makes sense why the presence of those traditional men in workplace (especially those in power) damage women's earnings; what doesn't make much sense is why egalitarian men's earnings are that damaged too.

Why is that? traditional men are more likely to be aggressive/competitive? Gap in testosterone levels?

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Those traditional views are probably still seen as more normal (by both men and women). So, if you're a guy that doesn't share them then you'll be seen as less than normal and the office politics will mean less pay for you. It's like how if you're a guy you're better off erring on the side of being a jerk than on the side of being too considerate, because you're more likely to be forgiven for the former because it's sort of expected.

This is a pretty good guess, but I'm willing to bet there's a lot more to it. It's rare when social problems like this can be broken down to one simple thing.

I wouldnt know whats so hard to understand about. In traditional way, the value of a man was much depending on his salary. So if you have yourself an traditional view, you have more reasons to go for better job.

While someone, not depending his worth on his money income, has no more reason to earn more, the moment he/she has sufficient for living, there is no more reason to put more effort into work/carriere. Someone depending his worth upon that, still feels benefits, while for someone not depending on worth on it, its only a waste of good quality time, that he/she can use him/herself better for acchieving stuff, that makes him/her feel better.

Nothing about testosterone levels or whatever. If you simply gain more happyness, when acchieving something, then you have as well more reasons to want to acchieve that. While someone gaining no benefit anymore, when reaching a certain point, has as well no reason to put more effort and time into it, when gaining no benefit from doing so.

Well... one traditional view is to want more money to no end, so I think this holds true in general for women too.

It could also be the profession choices.

Being the nice guy at work doesn't get you ahead, which equates to the same as less pay.
I don't know how that correlates with traditional or conservative views, mind.

I don't know if this topic is really a dating or love thing per se.

well he obviously would not be going part time to help raise the kids, would he?

Hah! Yes, true.

Does this study factor age into the equation? Older people pull more dosh. Older people also came from less progressive times, making them more likely to have traditional views on men and women.

More research. Yummy.

What about more traditional male valued males doing traditional, safe careers. What about opportunity based on education based on privilege? And yes, what about age? Profession?

Think the information proves nothing. Too many holes. Suggests h usual pointless media filler. To make any comment about testosterone would be even more ridiculous.

Got to factor in to that America is built on old religious traditional views. They keep the money in the church/family and with anyone else who shares their views. Its like some select club and I bet they even work together to crush opposition as well.

All seems like common sense to me. Less egalitarian men do place a higher priorty on a career.

Yeah, I believe you! because you Mr. Tiger is smarter than all researchers and scientists in the world! They are so stupid that they wouldn't even think of all those factors! but you can easily spot the holes in one shot.

Seriously, no reasearch is perfect but you claiming that you know any better and that every reasearch is false everytime is becoming too repetitive.

Please, I obviously lack your level of innate intelligence and know-how-of-all, so leave my humble brain to rely on researches and studies.

Traditional men show a greater emphasis on competition than on cooperation - Traditional men are all about conquest, while traditional women are all about relationships.

This. The traditionalist male I see focusing on career achievement, and sacrificing more from home front contributions and socially(outside of networking) to get there.