Equal Pay for Equal Work

Equal Pay Day 2012: Don't Get Mad, Get Even

The Levo League | Posted 04.17.2012

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The Levo League

Let's take today to focus on how you can elevate your own career and start asking for more out of your employer and personal life alike.

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We Can't Wait for Fair Pay

Deborah J. Vagins | Posted 04.16.2012

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Deborah J. Vagins

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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Catherine Hill

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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I'm Ready for a War For Women

Caitlin Kraft Buchman | Posted 05.08.2012

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Caitlin Kraft Buchman

Let's end discrimination against women, officially, in the United States of America.

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Supreme Court Tells Women to Shut Up and Go Home -- Again

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 08.21.2011

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Joanne Bamberger

I've never been a believer in reincarnation, but today I've got my fingers crossed that, if it exists, Justice Scalia and the others in the Wal-mart majority come back in their next lives as Wal-mart women.

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Dancing to Equal Pay

Linda Hallman | Posted 06.12.2011

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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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Examining the Defense of Family Values and Unequal Pay for Women

Bill Singer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Singer

If we value families, then why is the economic burden of raising them always pressed upon women at the cost of fair pay and career opportunities? Whatever happened to the concept of shared sacrifice?

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Peaceful Revolution: Equal At Birth But Not At Work

Nanette Fondas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nanette Fondas

Ten years ago I gave birth to two babies: one girl, one boy. Right now they are neck-in-neck with their weekly allowance, but if they were fifteen years older, my daughter's MBA would probably be worth less than her brother's. Why?

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Make Equal Pay Day Obsolete

Deborah J. Vagins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Deborah J. Vagins

When people hear about the sex-based wage gap, they are often surprised. After all, the Equal Pay Act was passed in 1963 -- so why does the difference continue?

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Women Deserve Equal Pay for Equal Work

Sen. Tom Harkin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Tom Harkin

On April 20th, Americans observe Equal Pay Day -- the date that marks the 110 extra days that women must work into 2010 in order to equal what men earned in 2009.

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What!? 77 Cents to Every Dollar? Even Now?

Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

It's ridiculous that modern women are still making less than men for the same work -- and Equal Pay Day will end when women and men are equally paid for equal work in each given year.

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Breaking the Glass Ceiling

Barbara R. Arnwine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barbara R. Arnwine

Economic justice is not just a women's issue or a moral issue; it's clearly a legal one. As lawyers, we must promote opportunities and equity in the new economy; we must embrace change and not the historical precedence of gender inequities.

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Peaceful Revolution: Honoring Your Mother of the Year

Joan Blades | Posted 11.17.2011

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Joan Blades

MomsRising.org and dozens of partner organizations are sharing our Mother of the Year Award video far and wide so that every deserving mom can be honored, with a bit of education along the way.

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How about a Fair Deal?

Caitlin Kraft Buchman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Caitlin Kraft Buchman

International Women's Day falls on March 8th, this coming Sunday. In order to get a jumpstart on the conversation, how about institutionalizing a fair...

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President Obama Signs Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, But Challenges Remain

Carey Alexander | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carey Alexander

Though the Act is undeniably a tremendous victory for women and workers, it's far too soon to rejoice.

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Women May Be Most Affected By Economic Crisis And Election

Susan Kelley-Stamerra | Posted 05.25.2011

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Susan Kelley-Stamerra

If women aren't looked after in this election, in this economic environment, the losses will be substantial and lasting.

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