Quick and incomplete summary: since men look for appearance and women look for the ability to provide, men compete harder for money in order to get mates; by competing harder, they'll earn more, so their average pay will be higher.
Aw, CHRIST. Thank you for saving me from this book and the author from my wrath.
(Okay, not really, but Turtledove's alt-hist Lee seems to be the most wonderful person since Honor Harrington.)
*laugh* So true.
Ah, The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag. That's a nifty collection indeed; I was just thinking about the title story this morning. Maybe I'll go dig it out.
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Date: 2009-02-06 17:05 (UTC)Aw, CHRIST. Thank you for saving me from this book and the author from my wrath.
(Okay, not really, but Turtledove's alt-hist Lee seems to be the most wonderful person since Honor Harrington.)
*laugh* So true.
Ah, The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag. That's a nifty collection indeed; I was just thinking about the title story this morning. Maybe I'll go dig it out.