GOP Candidate Calls Gender Pay Gap 'Fake' Because 'Men Do The Most Dangerous Jobs'

NEW: Video obtained by NBC News shows Arizona GOP Senate candidate Blake Masters disputing the existence of a gender pay gap. @VaughnHillyard reports.\n\nMasters: \u201cWomen are not paid less in America than men. It\u2019s a left-wing narrative, this gender pay gap.\u201dpic.twitter.com/uovx7QKU1m

— Meet the Press (@Meet the Press) 1652291540

So he\u2019s definitely not after the ladies vote then.

— \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 Christina Arrington \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 3x \ud83d\udc89 (@\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 Christina Arrington \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 3x \ud83d\udc89) 1652291644

THIS needs a whole lot more airplay @MSNBC When these guys say the quiet part out loud, we have to make sure they're heard. Their words, in their voice.https://twitter.com/MeetThePress/status/1524447329188823041\u00a0\u2026

— Deborah Simmel (@Deborah Simmel) 1652364105

Last week we learned about the Blake Masters contraception deception.\nThis week it's the Blake Masters sexist compensation dispensation.https://twitter.com/MeetThePress/status/1524447329188823041\u00a0\u2026

— kenny FUCK THE PATRIARCHY jacobs \ud83c\udf3b (@kenny FUCK THE PATRIARCHY jacobs \ud83c\udf3b) 1652305263

ALL THE MEN IN AMERICA \nARE FISHING-CRAB FISHING IN ALASKA!!! \n\nTHE MANLY MEN! \nTHE FISHER MEN!

— mollyswordmcdonough \ud83c\udf0a (@mollyswordmcdonough \ud83c\udf0a) 1652292756

Dude is seriously what would happen if we asked a computer to build a person.

— The Notorious JPG \ud83c\udf35 (@The Notorious JPG \ud83c\udf35) 1652330624

Ah, yes I forgot about all the Arizona crab fishermen that fish the rugged waters of the Salt, Gila and New River. Such a high risk job.(for those outside Arizona, those rivers are dry and only run after storms)

— Rusty Shackleford \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Rusty Shackleford \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1652297707

He denies there is a gender gap, then in the next sentence defends there being a gender gap?https://twitter.com/vaughnhillyard/status/1524450326308347904\u00a0\u2026

— Morten \u00d8verbye (@Morten \u00d8verbye) 1652367378

Denying the gender pay gap even exists, advocating a national abortion ban, and opposing efforts to cap families' child care costs.\n\nBrilliant strategy for winning Maricopa County, Blake.https://twitter.com/MeetThePress/status/1524447329188823041\u00a0\u2026

— Colin Seeberger \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@Colin Seeberger \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1652294189

Guess what, my girlfriend is a fisherman in Alaska, I sit in an upholstered chair all day and make more money than herhttps://twitter.com/VaughnHillyard/status/1524450326308347904\u00a0\u2026

— graham \u01a8tephen\u01a8on (@graham \u01a8tephen\u01a8on) 1652368271

I started my job at the same time as a male coworker. I did more work, was better at the job, and had better hospitality. Yet he was paid more an hour than I was.. I've been overlooked for positions that I wasn't considered "suitable for".

— Alisha Marie (@Alisha Marie) 1652330909

I talked with a friend this morning who is a tenured professor at a public university. All of the women in her department were hired at lower salaries than the men who had similar or lesser qualifications. She had no maternity leave for any of her three children.https://twitter.com/VaughnHillyard/status/1524450326308347904\u00a0\u2026

— SusannaDW (@SusannaDW) 1652371088

Considering that I'm the only female in my department & I make the least & the men in other departments that are similar jobs make at least 15k more I fully disagree. I believe people think men are worth more since they are generally the head of the household which is not true.

— Mackenzie Marie (@Mackenzie Marie) 1652316491