Wow, what a discussion. Different pays for the same job could have simply been different levels at the same time; I have a pair who have the same job and make the same money.

I don't think we can come to such a huge conclusion about things so soon after the release because there are so many personalities and makeups of our little people that the variables in gameplay are much more than we can possibly represent in such a short time.

Keep in mind also that the woman's desire for children and her likes and dislikes will impact her career and mom duties regardless of how much we interact. This is clearly evident in one of my families!

I have a woman whose 'Wants Children' field says "Maybe" and the man's field says "Definitely." They had 1 child and even though I have tried 'over the years' to have more, the mom seems more interested in advancing her career and is a Level 4 in her field. She far dominates the man in his career and the times I've tried to get them to have more children, it alternates between arguing about it and just nothing happening. This mom clearly has no issues with gender equality, she is far ahead of the game.

There are probably people who didn't think the man/woman equality thing was a necessary change to begin with and I, as a woman who has a successful career, am one of the ones who thought it was silly to make it such a big deal in a game. Having said that, I hope anyone reading this realizes there is no offense implied and no comments are directed at anyone in particular; we're all just different people and have to accept that things are different in a virtual game just as they are in the real world.

Gender equality might be a hot topic for some, but it isn't for all, and a game or it's forum is not the place for the subject to get too big; it's a game and it's about fun, we're here to have fun! There are forums for people who want to debate the subject, and there are real life organizations for active participation; that's where it belongs, IMO.

There is absolutely no way LDW could create a game that takes all of life's issues into consideration and market it as casual gameplay and if that aspect of LDWs games is gone, so is my interest in LDW. We are all different people from different walks of life, different cultures and countries, with different priorities. I say KUDOS to LDW for such real life actions in the game and ask that everyone remember that there is no way everyone will be happy all of the time.

That is by far more realistic than a perfectly balanced game where everything is hunky dory.

Remember, I come in peace.