That's the same left caca you guys have been saying for years. There were even studies that were done to try to see if little boys would play with dolls and little girls would place with toy trucks. And they kept them secluded from all societal influence.
It was a big disappoint for the leftists who initiated these studies. While there was some crossover the majority of boys wanted to play with toy trucks and the majority of girls wanted to play with dolls.
Because it is more than just a social construct, it is part of who we are. Gender is more than just XY and XX chromosomes. It is built into the fabric of who we are as a people.
It is NOT oppressive because the basic nature of men is to provide and the basic nature of women is to take care of children. That does not mean that all men want to provide and all women want babies. It just means as an average across all cultures this is what is common.
Income inequality is not relevant anymore, except in the federal government. And the reason it exists in the federal government is because the left needs to have this as a talking point. They need it to exist but they can't control (as much as they would love to) private businesses yet. Income inequality in private businesses does exist but it is only around one or two cents lower than men.
But here is something that is always left out. Women menstruate. This causes some women severe pain on a monthly bases. That causes them to take more time off then men. This is not all women. Some women have no problems at all during this time. But enough women do. Businesses typically cannot operate and stay competitive when a portion of their workforce is constantly taking time off. And that effects pay.
But the left who believes equality of outcome is a virtue demands that men and women are identical in every way. We are just just worker drones who all produce at the same rate. That's what Marx thought. So the left believes that everyone should earn the exact same pay regardless of the value of the work they are performing, their skill level, their motivation, their education and their intellect.
Mankind is nothing like that and never will be no matter how much force you put on mankind. We all work at different levels. That why there are women, even women with severe menstrual cycles who will earn more money than some men. Why, because of the value of their labor.
Labor is not equal. The labor theory of value is socialist nonsense.