Equal Pay

The G(irls)20 Summit: The Next Steps Forward

Megumi Yamamoto | Posted 05.31.2012

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I am proud to say with confidence that I am one of the many advocates for the 3.5 billion girls and women across the globe. How about you?

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Cancer Survivors Facing Widespread Employment Discrimination In Japan

The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 05.15.2012

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Struggling with a cancer diagnosis is difficult enough. But for many, that's only the start. Japanese employers have discriminated heavily against...

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Continuing the Commitment to Working Mothers and Families

Debra L. Ness | Posted 05.14.2012

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The sad truth is that becoming a mother in this country too often means the loss of a job and/or the beginning of financial hardship.

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The Promise of Economic Security for Our Mothers

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand | Posted 05.12.2012

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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.

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Candidates' Extreme Views On 'War' Have 'Woken A Sleeping Giant'

AP | PAULINE ARRILLAGA | Posted 05.12.2012

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DENVER -- Wanda Ramey stood on the University of Colorado campus, cane in one hand, "Close The Pay Gap" sign in the other. The rally for equal pay amo...

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2012 or 1963?

Deborah J. Vagins | Posted 05.02.2012

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I find it surprising that, in 2012, presidential candidates and pundits are debating issues so central -- and so seemingly settled -- to women's equality.

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WATCH: Maddow Doubles Down

Posted 05.01.2012

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Rachel Maddow spent a considerable amount of time on her Monday show defending her argument that men get paid more than woman. Maddow, who appeared...

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Women are Wimps

Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 04.30.2012

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Is the GOP saying that women should expect to earn less because they default to parenting over work? Is this the party line? Because I know a lot of pretty ambitious Republican women who would disagree.

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Scott Walker Pressed For Answers On Wisconsin Equal Pay Repeal

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 04.23.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Three female Democratic leaders in Wisconsin are demanding an explanation from Gov. Scott Walker (R) of why he repealed a law that made ...

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Draft Hillary for 2016 Bid

Brent Budowsky | Posted 04.19.2012

Re-elect Barack Obama in 2012 and draft Hillary Clinton for 2016 to achieve an era of reform and realignment that will powerfully change history.

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Scott Walker Defends Repealing Equal Pay Law

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 04.18.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) on Tuesday defended his recent decision to repeal the state's 2009 Equal Pay Enforcement Act, saying tha...

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Lilly Ledbetter Slams Mitt Romney, GOP On Fair Pay Issue

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 04.18.2012

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Lilly Ledbetter, the woman who famously sued her employer after discovering she was being paid less than her male colleagues and who inspired the firs...

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Author: Why I Fight For Equal Pay For Women

Lilly Ledbetter | Posted 04.18.2012

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I was earning $44,724 while the highest-paid man earned $59,028 and the other two followed close behind, earning $58,464 and $58,226. Maybe I was seeing things. Maybe this note was a serious mistake or a bad joke, though I knew in my gut it wasn't.

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The Right's 2012 Solution: "Just Close Your Eyes"

Michael B. Keegan | Posted 04.18.2012

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Republicans seem to think they can get away with almost anything because their Election Day hopes will be saved by a bad economy. But the people they attack know the Tea Party's history of cynical, culture-war attacks that deeply affect the lives of real people. We have our eyes wide open.

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Equal Pay Apps: Knowledge To Fight The Wage Gap At Your Fingertips

Elianne Ramos | Posted 04.18.2012

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What do you think about these new Equal Pay apps? Do you think they will help women as they fight for Equal Pay?

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Equal Pay Is About Economic Security For Middle Class Families

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand | Posted 04.17.2012

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Let's pledge to make sure that this day continues to move earlier and earlier in the year until women don't have to work even one day more than men to earn the same wage.

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Introducing: Equal Pay Day Ryan Gosling

Posted 04.17.2012

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Jennifer Winter | The Daily Muse The wage gap women face today is no laughing matter. It's been nearly 50 years since the passage of the Equal Pay ...

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Equal Pay Day: It's Time to Close the Earnings Gap

Kirsten Swinth | Posted 04.17.2012

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The old-fashioned kind of income inequality that still keeps women earning less than men on average holds families back, and perpetuates the gulf between the 1 percent and the 99 percent

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Equal Pay Day: In the Wake of the So-Called "Mommy Wars" Renewal and Partisan Attacks on Equal Pay Bills

Sarah Damaske | Posted 04.17.2012

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Calling this past week's maelstrom a renewal of the "mommy wars" dodges the real issue: Caregiving, whether done unpaid in the home or for pay outside of it, is not particularly valued in this country and women (whether in the labor market or not) suffer the brunt of this.

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Equal Pay Matters for Latinas

Vanessa Cardenas | Posted 04.17.2012

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For my mom, as well as for those of us who work just as hard in all types of jobs, we need more from our employers and elected officials to ensure that women get equal pay for equal work.

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The Worst State For Being Paid Equally

The Huffington Post | Emma Gray | Posted 04.17.2012

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Even as we discuss how women are becoming “The Richer Sex,” American women still earn a lot less than their male counterparts -- 23 percent less o...

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unEqual Pay Day

Rep. Jackie Speier | Posted 04.17.2012

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There is cruel irony in having Equal Pay Day fall on Tax Day. Women and men share the responsibility of paying taxes, but there is no sharing when it comes to receiving equal pay for comparable work.

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We Can't Wait for Fair Pay

Deborah J. Vagins | Posted 04.16.2012

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The serious wage gap, combined with pay secrecy policies, means that many women are not only being paid less than their male co-workers, but they have no way of knowing it. And if they don't know it, they can't fight it. Thankfully, this Equal Pay Day, we can do something to change that.

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We're Number One, But We're Not Cheering

Catherine Hill | Posted 04.16.2012

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Change is around the corner we're told. Unfortunately, the truth is that women are far from earning wages equal to men's, let alone surpassing them.

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Equal Pay -- Will We Ever Get There? An Interview With Lilly Ledbetter

Martha Burk | Posted 04.15.2012

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April is the month every year when the paychecks of women working full-time, year-round catch up with what men earned by the previous December 31. This year it's April 17.

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