Sexist New York Times Fires Woman For Demanding Equal Pay

There may be other reasons, but that's how some people are spinning the story.



Reports: New York Times Editor Jill Abramson Was Fired Following Pay Complaints

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Several weeks ago, I’m told, Abramson discovered that her pay and her pension benefits as both executive editor and, before that, as managing editor, were considerably less than the pay and pension benefits of Bill Keller, the male editor whom she replaced in both jobs. “She confronted the top brass,” one close associate said, and this may have fed into the management’s narrative that she was “pushy,” a characterization that, for many, has an inescapably gendered aspect. ... [T]o women at an institution that was once sued by its female employees for discriminatory practices, the question brings up ugly memories. Whether Abramson was right or wrong, both sides were left unhappy.

In the times defense, it might have something to do with the fact that newspapers don't make nearly as much money as they did in the good old days, and hence can no longer afford to pay employees, whether men or women, as much as they used to.



Still, it seems the unceremonious way they fired her has created a problem for them. I don't think they handled this very well.

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