I would say arguing over the semantics is VERY important rather than pointless because saying men earn more than women is correct. Saying men get paid more than women is where misinterpretation and arguments over unfairness come from. I agree with everything else you say that there is something...
Which they wouldn't as that has been illegal since 1970. Unfortunately there are still people that confuse 'men earn more than women' with 'men get paid more than women'.
Absolutely not true. Women EARN less, they are not paid less. That has been illegal since the 1970s. One of the greatest Feminist myths of our time. It has been analysed to death, check out 'The factual feminist' for the expert analysis of this.
Personally, I do not care that women are paid...