 None of the other employees at the Tower View Cafe had formal training in cooking, but several of the female cooks had experience either in home cooking, farm cooking, or school cooking.


4
The District Court found that when Hanson was first hired by the cafe, he was paid less than female employees.  As his work improved, however, he was assigned additional responsibilities and his salary was increased.  During the time period involved in this suit, Hanson had seniority over all the female employees except one.


5
The District Court heard testimony from Hanson, defendant Richman, five female employees of the cafe, a government Equal Pay Act investigator, and a job analyst for the North Dakota Employment Security Bureau.3  The court concluded that on the basis of thetwo considerations the District Court found determinative: effort and responsibility.


7
The trial court found that the heavy work at the cafe was assigned to Hanson.  He was also meat steward for all three shifts.  He checked the meat inventory daily and monitored the quality of meat when delivered.  It was also his responsibility to keep the potato bin filled, to refill milk dispensers, and to handle shortening blocks for the deep fryers.


8
The District Court found that, while the women were able to substitute for Hanson in terms of his individual assignments, the overall work for which he was responsible was not substantially the same as that of the women.  We agree with the District Court that it is the overall job and not its individual