So we agree 100 percent on equal pay for equal work.  Now back to the issue.  Does the currently advertised wage disparity really exist?  If we really look at same job functions are women currently paid less?  Just because some lobby proclaims there is a problem does not mean that there really is.  The question is whether the research is valid.  If there is gender inequality, let's end it by all means, but we should think clearly and insightfully as we do it.