While in America, the system says Roosevelt was an emperor.

Chapter 99 Gender Equality? What a joke!

Tom didn't explicitly say "I support gender equality," "I respect women's rights," or "I believe women need liberation."

—and other common slogans of the women's liberation movement.

But all the women present felt Tom's heartfelt respect.

"Snap!"

"Slap! Slap!"

"Clap clap clap!"

"Slap! Slap! Slap!"

The applause grew increasingly enthusiastic.

Many young ladies took out handkerchiefs and wiped away the tears from the corners of their eyes.

What Tom just said made them feel "gender respect" for the first time in their lives.

Moreover, what Tom said is quite plausible.

Why should men and women be discriminated against when their labor results are equal?

Tom wasn't using acting skills to deceive the young ladies; he genuinely thought so.

In Tom's eyes, it doesn't matter if someone is male or female, LGBTQIAPKD+, or even the gender of an attack helicopter;

As long as you can work for Tom, you can work honestly on the assembly line for a full eighteen hours every day.

Tom will always respect the other person, even in the face of illness and death.

Of course, there will be no respect in terms of material things, only respect on a spiritual level.

When illness and death come, Tom will continue to respect the other person, but in a different way. He will explain the importance of social responsibility to them and then help them become a valuable member of society.

Unfortunately, the young ladies present didn't understand the importance of material things at all; they only pursued equality in spirit.

So Tom's words really resonated with them.

Jessica was, after all, someone who was genuinely involved in the "women's liberation movement." She was a little more pragmatic than the average rich girl, but not by much.

Jessica pressed further, "What about the specific salary?"

Does your hero pharmaceutical company offer equal salaries to men and women?

"Specifically, how much do you pay your employees per hour?"

Tom gestured with his hands to stop the applause, then said, "Jessica, you've still fallen into the flawed logic that capitalists and factory owners have set for you."

"In the case of assembly line positions in a car factory, some people can screw in a hundred screws in an hour, while others can screw in a thousand screws in an hour."

"But the factory manager paid them the same salary."

"The reason is that we have the same workstation."

"The goal is to squeeze out the most efficient workers and reduce wage expenses."

"The same logic applies to paying women low hourly wages."

"Many women are just as efficient as men at work, and theoretically they should receive the same wages as men."

"But the factory owners used 'women' as a pretext to exploit women."

"The root cause of all this is that factory owners, in order to reduce costs, simply made up an excuse to label engineers," using this as a pretext to lower prices.

The content was a bit convoluted, so Tom deliberately waited a few minutes to let the audience gradually understand it.

Tom continued, "Paying wages by the hour is essentially a way of exploiting engineers."

"Ignoring the differences in work efficiency between individuals is exploiting highly efficient engineers."

"I firmly believe that work efficiency will not be affected by gender."

"Therefore, I plan to pay wages based on workload, regardless of position or employee type, within the pharmaceutical factory."

"I will set clear targets: what tasks to complete and how much salary to earn."

"For example, if you drive a nail, no matter who you are, as long as you complete the task, I will pay you the wages for the nail."

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"The more you do, the more you earn; the less you do, the less you earn."

"Men and women, age, and even race make no difference to me!"

The tears had all dried up, and the young ladies present could only stare blankly at Tom with their mouths agape, making no other move.

Their admiration for Tom's actions left them speechless.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Tom stood up, looked around, and said, "Gentlemen, do you really want to spend your whole lives holed up in a small afternoon tea shop, using salon gatherings to numb yourselves?"

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"Having received so many years of education, don't you want to achieve something great?"

"Now, My Hero Pharmaceuticals is recruiting employees from all walks of life, regardless of gender."

"Zero base salary, pure commission."

"A 15% commission. If you sell one million dollars worth of drugs, I'll give you a 150,000 dollar commission."

"I'll give you commission on every unit you sell, with no upper limit!"

Tom's Boss Direct Recruitment made many young ladies gasp in surprise.

After a moment's thought, they realized that this was the only chance in their lives to prove their abilities.

They didn't even consider that with a 15% commission on pharmaceuticals, the profit margin would be incredibly high.

Many young ladies raised their hands, disregarding ladylike etiquette, and excitedly shouted, "Me!"

Count me in!

"I will definitely apply for a job at your Hero Pharmaceutical Company!"

Many young ladies don't sign up for the money, but to prove themselves.

Anna picked up her camera and kept taking pictures of Tom, her pen never stopping.

Jessica, even more agitated, stood up abruptly, grasped Tom's hands tightly, and said in a voice trembling with tears, "Mr. Tom Smith, I admit that before meeting you, I thought you might also be a fame-seeker."

"Your speeches in the newspapers are just campaigning for the election."

"But now I realize how great a person you are."

"Don't worry, once I return to the American Women's Liberation Association, I will definitely help you promote your Hero Pharmaceutical Company."

"Call on more women to join your company."

Tom glanced at Anna, who was writing furiously, and a smile he couldn't suppress crept onto his lips.

Once a large number of women join Hero Pharmaceuticals and achieve certain success, there will be no need for deliberate publicity. Countless women will regard Tom as their "savior" and cast their votes for him.

As for Tom's views on gender equality?

joke.

As long as the physical differences between men and women are not eliminated.

Therefore, true equality between men and women is impossible.

Even when wages are calculated on a piece-rate basis, men generally have higher work intensity and higher income than women.

Economic conditions determine social status. Why should men with high incomes be on equal footing with women with low incomes?

How can jobs that don't require physical labor be made available to the lower classes?

Equality between men and women will always be limited to the middle class and petty bourgeoisie who are detached from labor production.

But Tom knew what he should say and what he shouldn't say.

These young ladies have become his fans.

How could Tom, a top idol, let his female fans be heartbroken?

It would be better to stick to the plan and make his female fans the first batch of sales staff for Hero Pharmaceuticals.

While the fans themselves may have limited sales ability, who dares to underestimate the families and networks behind them?