Stephen Moore said on Tuesday the biggest challenge facing the economy is men's drop in earnings.
'The biggest problem I see in the economy over the last 25 years is what has happened to male earnings, for black males and white males as well,' Moore told CNBC's Squawk Box. 'They've been declining. That is, I think, a big problem.'
President Donald Trump wants to nominate Moore to one of the two open Federal Reserve board seats.
'The problem actually has been the steady decline in male earnings, and I think we should pay attention to that, because I think that has very negative consequences for the economy and for society,' Moore said.
Moore said, when facing questions over past writings he published that were perceived as sexist, that people shouldn't be as worried about women's earnings because 'they've risen.'
Specifically, Moore was asked about an article he wrote for National Review Magazine where he expressed concern over a society where women earned more than men.
He said in the 2014 article that women earning more than men 'could be disruptive to family stability.'
Stephen Moore, who President Donald Trump is considering nominating to fill a seat at the Federal Reserve board, said the biggest economic challenge is a drop in men's earnings
Moore made the comments when appearing on CNBC's Squawk Box Tuesday when specifically asked about an article he wrote in the past where he expressed concern over a society where women earned more money than men
Trump has not officially nominated Moore yet, but is considering putting him up for one of the two empty chairs on the Fed board
Since 2010, the median weekly earnings for men has risen about 2.1 per cent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and although men's wages have not gone down – like Moore claims – they have not increased at as swift a rate as women's, whose earnings have gone up an average of 3.9 per cent during the same period.
Some of the other writings Moore has been criticized for recently, which date back nearly two decades, were also published in National Review and include sexist undertones.
In one article from 2002 he said female sportscaster Bonnie Bernstein should wear halter tops, and suggested the March Madness tournament get rid of women altogether.
'Here's the rule change I propose: No more women refs, no women announcers, no women beer vendors, no women anything,' he wrote in the article. 'There is, of course, an exception to this rule. Women are permitted to participate, if and only if, they look like Bonnie Bernstein. The fact that Bonnie knows nothing about basketball is entirely irrelevant.'
He even took aim at his wife in another article, claiming 'women are sooo malleable!' when attacking her for voting Democrat.
Another said that female athletes
