Equal Pay Act

Is There Really A War on Women or Are Men Just Being Stupid?

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Congress, Violence Against Women, War on Women, Obamacare, Feminism, Roe v. Wade, Equal Pay Act, Politics News
Madeleine M. Kunin

When House Republicans stall on reauthorizing and expanding the Violence Against Women Act, they are blinding themselves to the everyday experiences of women's lives.

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Study Finds Gender Pay Gap On Wall Street

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Wall Street Brokerage Firms, Rachel Maddow, University of Pennsylvania, Why Females Make Less Than Men, Gender Pay Gap Finance, Female Stockbrokers Make Less, Wall Street Gender Pay Gap, Gender Pay Gap Finance Sector, Equal Pay Act 1963, Janice Fanning Madden, Gender Pay Gap Wall Street, Equal Pay Act, Video, Business News

Nearly 50 years after the United States passed the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the move toward achieving gender parity in the workplace is still incomplete...

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2012 or 1963?

Deborah J. Vagins | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Women's Rights, Wage Gap, Paycheck Fairness Act, Equal Pay, John F. Kennedy, ACLU's Liberty Watch Women's Rights Scorecard, Aclu, Equal Pay Act, Women News
Deborah J. Vagins

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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Dancing to Equal Pay

Linda Hallman | Posted 06.12.2011

Read More: Equal Pay for Equal Work, Equal Pay for Women, Equal Pay Act, Equal Pay Day, Equal Pay, Video, Politics News
Linda Hallman

Although the government will ultimately have to decide to enforce pay equity, we can make sure our support and the impact of pay inequity are known now. And one way to do that is by dancing.

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Continuing the Fight for Pay Equity

Sec. Hilda Solis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gender Equality, Labor, Hilda Solis, Wages, Paycheck Fairness Act, Gender Wage Gap, Labor Department, Department of Labor, Wage Gap, Equal Pay, Equal Pay Act, Politics News
Sec. Hilda Solis

Earlier today, the Senate failed to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act. I am disappointed, but remain committed to the fight to ensure women are not treated as second-class citizens by employers who refuse to compensate them in a fair manner.

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Paycheck Fairness Act: More Than Pocket Change Is at Stake

Fatima Goss Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Recession, Equal Pay Act, Equal Pay, Politics News
Fatima Goss Graves

There is no doubt that we need to strengthen equal pay laws, which have been weakened over time in the courts, and to require the federal government to be more proactive in preventing and battling wage discrimination.

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Tackle Inequity --Take Your Children to Work

Marie Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Take Your Child to Work Day, Gender, Equal Pay Act, Politics News
Marie Wilson

Despite our best efforts, new research shows that the future is not as bright for our children as we once thought. Women lag behind men in pay and promotions. There is a crisis in female leadership. The question is: how do we fix this?

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Tackle Inequity -- Take Your Children to Work

Ilene H. Lang | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Take Your Daughter to Work Day, Take Your Child to Work Day, Women-in-the-Workforce, Equal Pay Act, Gender, Politics News
Ilene H. Lang

Despite our best efforts, new research shows that the future is not as bright for our children as we once thought. Women lag behind men in pay and promotions. There is a crisis in female leadership. The question is: how do we fix this?

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It's National Pay Equity Day: Make Paycheck Fairness the Law

Rep. Rosa DeLauro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women, Labor, Women's Issues, Pay Equity, Rosa DeLauro, Equal Pay Day, Equal Pay Act, Equal Pay, Equal Pay for Women, Politics News
Rep. Rosa DeLauro

Let us finally ensure that America's women -- now half of the nation's workforce -- are treated as fairly and equitably as the other half. Let's give real teeth to the Equal Pay Act at last.

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For Women, What a Difference a Year Almost Made

Lilly Ledbetter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wage Disparity, Lilly Ledbetter, Paycheck Fairness Act, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Obama Administration, Jfk, Equal Pay Act, Equal Pay, Politics News
Lilly Ledbetter

One year after President Obama signed his first piece of legislation -- the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act -- the job of ending illegal wage discrimination is incomplete.

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Third Screen: Women Are Smarter Than Men -- A Valentine

Vickie Karp | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Feminism, Robert Lowell, Alan King, Equal Pay Act, Valentine's Day, Lilly Ledbetter, Entertainment News
Vickie Karp

Understanding each other is over-rated. Women know this. Men don't talk enough to find out. Just keep buying those chocolates with the anatomically-incorrect heart boxes and leave it alone.

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Dems To Force Equal Pay Vote On McCain

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

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Democrats have hammered Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) this summer over his vote against legislation pushing equal pay for women and men. The Lilly Ledbet...

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