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Realistic & Fair Wages

“Ain’t Nothing Going On But The Rent!” – Gwen Guthrie

July 24, 2012
In Gwen Guthrie’s 1986 hit “Ain’t Nothing Going On But The Rent” she asserts that having a J-O-B is an important criteria for starting a family –okay maybe I’m reaching – LOL! But her premise is that being employed brings a certain level of financial security. Today, nothing could be further from...
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MOMS TO SENATE: Don't be a day late and a dollar short!

June 5, 2012
Tell your U.S. Senator that TODAY is the day to end wage discrimination! Calls to the Senate are coming in from across the country urging a YES vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act; but time is short because they're scheduled to vote at 2:15pm EST today. All Hands on Deck! Your Senator needs to hear...
Kristin's picture

Your phone has super powers!

May 23, 2012
Did you ever wonder why babies are always trying to grab phones? It’s because phones have super powers. Or at least they do when you use them to call your U.S. Senators and urge them to vote YES on the Paycheck Fairness Act and to co-sponsor it too. That's right. We've heard again and again from...
Ruth Martin's picture

The Promise of Economic Security for Our Mothers

May 13, 2012
As we all know, there is no harder, or more rewarding job, than being a Mom. But for so many mothers who work outside of the home, it's made even harder by the lack of equal pay for women in our country. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , women only make 77 cents on the dollar compared to what...
Kirsten Gillibrand's picture

What year is this anyway?

April 17, 2012
Junior year of high school, my best friend found out that new male hires at her job were being paid the same amount as her, even though she had been there for a year. When she told me, my reaction could eloquently be summed up as “Huh?” Her realization that she was experiencing pay discrimination...
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Let’s Get Women Out of the Red

April 17, 2012
Workers are under attack and women are bearing the brunt of it when it comes to pay . Who’s to blame? Corporate-backed politicians typified by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. Last week, in the dead of night, Walker signed a piece of legislation that rolls back progress on pay equity in his state,...
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On Equal Pay Day, Step Up or Step Out of the Way

April 17, 2012
According to the National Center for Educational Statistics : Female high school graduates are more likely than male graduates to have taken geometry, algebra II, pre-calculus, biology, and chemistry. Females are more likely than their male classmates to participate in music or performing arts,...
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A Lesson from the US Military

April 17, 2012
Women who serve in the military have complete pay parity. Even in a world where women and men in uniform work, train, fight, and unfortunately some died together, equal pay remains constant. The civilian world could learn a great deal about how much better an organization can perform when pay is...
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Equal Pay Is About Economic Security For Middle Class Families

April 17, 2012
I was disheartened to hear Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin recently signed a law that repealed Wisconsin’s Fair Pay Act. This commonsense piece of legislation, like the Lilly Ledbetter Act signed into law by President Obama in 2009, was designed to make it easier for victims of wage...
Kirsten Gillibrand's picture

New Study: Men Earn More Than Women Within Nearly All the Most Common Occupations

April 17, 2012
Tuesday, April 17 is Equal Pay Day, a day to mark the fact that women still only earn 77 percent for each dollar earned annually by men and 82 percent of each dollar earned weekly. A new fact sheet released today by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) shows that the gender wage gap is...
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