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Paycheck Fairness Act

Messages That Matter This Mother's Day

Debra L. Ness | Posted 05.10.2013 | Women
Debra L. Ness

These messages -- and they really only scratch the surface of the challenges America's working mothers face -- illustrate the incredible strength and resilience of mothers who hold jobs in this country. But they also reveal a stark and unacceptable reality

Mothers, Working Families Aren't Fooled

Debra L. Ness | Posted 05.06.2013 | Politics
Debra L. Ness

Why are some members of Congress wasting time on a bill that would make things even worse for many of these families?

GOP Forcibly Making Working Families Flexible

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.06.2013 | Politics
Leo W. Gerard

The GOP forced flexibility act is part of a list of proposals House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) calls "Making Life Work." That's right, Republicans intend to make life nothing but work. No eight hours for sleep. No eight hours for anything you will. Just work, Gumby, just work.

WATCH: MHP's Impassioned Argument For Equal Pay

Posted 04.14.2013 | Media

Melissa Harris-Perry dedicated a segment on her Sunday MSNBC show to discuss how tax day serves as an important reminder of the pay gap that exists be...

Friday Talking Points -- Ding Dong

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.12.2013 | Politics
Chris Weigant

Speaking of Ding Dongs and the New York City mayor's office, Anthony Weiner is now exploring his own... um.... chances of winning the mayor's race, apparently. Late-night comics everywhere are rejoicing, one assumes.

Laura Bassett

House Republicans Block Vote On Equal Pay

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 04.12.2013 | Politics

House GOP leadership is not likely to bring the Paycheck Fairness Act up for a vote any time soon, but House Democrats used a procedural move to force...

Fall Into the Gap

Alex Palombo | Posted 04.10.2013 | Politics
Alex Palombo

The causes for income inequality and the gender pay gap are many and varied, and the solutions should be the same. We, as a nation, cannot just pass one limited pay equality bill and sit on our hands, saying that we fixed the problem.

Laura Bassett

Districts With Widest Gender Wage Gaps Have Congressmen Who Oppose Fair Pay Laws

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 04.11.2013 | Politics

Four out of five of the U.S. congressional districts with the widest wage gaps between men and women are represented by congressmen who oppose equal p...

From Seattle to New York City, Women and Families Need Action on Fair Pay

Debra L. Ness | Posted 04.10.2013 | Politics
Debra L. Ness

This week, we recognize Equal Pay Day -- the day that marks how far into the new year women have to work to catch up with men's wages from the previous year. Let's remember how far we have to go to see real equality for women and press for progress.

Sallie Krawcheck, Mascara and Equal Pay

Liz O’Donnell | Posted 04.09.2013 | Women
Liz O’Donnell

From mascara to mortgages, women's paychecks are stretching further and further each year. The items we purchase aren't discounted 23 percent, yet our paychecks are. It doesn't add up.

18 More Cents... in 50 Years

Deborah J. Vagins | Posted 04.09.2013 | Women
Deborah J. Vagins

On this Equal Pay Day, we must urge Congress to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, which provides a much-needed update to the Equal Pay Act -- a law that has not been able to achieve its promise of closing the wage gap because of limited enforcement tools and inadequate remedies.

Equal Pay Day: Fairness for America's Women

Sen. Tom Harkin | Posted 04.09.2013 | Politics
Sen. Tom Harkin

Today, we recognize the progress we have made toward pay equality -- but too many women are still underpaid for the same or nearly the same work as men do.

We Need to Fight for Equal Pay, Today and Everyday

Laura Reyes | Posted 04.09.2013 | Politics
Laura Reyes

Equal Pay Day is held on a different date each year, on whatever day represents how far into the year a woman must work to earn the same pay as a man earned, on average, in the previous year.

Equal Pay -- Only 45 Years to Go!

Martha Burk | Posted 04.11.2013 | Politics
Martha Burk

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Equal Pay Act of 1963, but women are still way behind men in earnings.

Raising the Minimum Wage and the Floor for All

Sarita Gupta | Posted 04.21.2013 | Business
Sarita Gupta

Fundamentally, the President understands that a higher minimum wage - not tax breaks for the rich - is what's needed to drive economic growth for those who most need it in America: workers. And for low wage workers everywhere, this increase is long overdue.

Men Still Making WAY More Than Women, New Data Show

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 02.14.2013 | Business

Women have made huge strides in the workplace but still are falling short when it comes to pay. New data from the Labor Department reveals that in...

Paycheck Fairness Opens A Back-Door Walmart Revolution Of Sorts

The Huffington Post | Maxwell Strachan | Posted 02.13.2013 | Business

President Barack Obama urged Congress during Tuesday’s State of the Union address to enact legislation ensuring that men and women receive equal pay...

Would Betty Friedan Be Celebrating?

Gabrielle Burton | Posted 04.06.2013 | Women
Gabrielle Burton

Sooner than I ever imagined. The something that comes cannonballin' out of the sky when you get older is that you wake up one day and things that were just your experiences, your memories, your life, have become history. It's a surreal feeling.

New Weapon For Women In Battle For Equal Pay

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 01.31.2013 | Business

Legislation pending in Congress could give women a new weapon in the battle for equal pay: protected water-cooler chat. The “Paycheck Fairness A...

6 Ways Elizabeth Warren May Affect Your Personal Finances

LearnVest | Posted 02.02.2013 | Women
LearnVest

It's clear that Warren is ready to make some big changes in Washington. So what exactly is on her mind? These six things are likely to be on her agenda -- and they're likely to affect your wallet.

Make 'Em Talk, Harry!

Charles J. Reid, Jr. | Posted 02.02.2013 | Politics
Charles J. Reid, Jr.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid appears to be working on filibuster reform designed to end the invisible filibuster and to make senators once again speak. This is nothing less than a restoration of the filibuster to its rightful place in the Senate.

Women Ruled the Night!

Amy Siskind | Posted 11.07.2012 | Politics
Amy Siskind

Given women's historic role this election, we must demand that our voices be heard. President Obama had a lukewarm performance on women's issues in his first term. That's no longer acceptable!

Most Working Women Are Put in a Bind, Not a Binder

Beverly Wettenstein | Posted 01.05.2013 | Women
Beverly Wettenstein

Women deserve pay parity, not parody in comic binders. Study the candidates' voting records on issues important to working women and our families.

Ask Candidates How They Will Vote on Equal Pay Bills -- Tribute to Lilly Ledbetter: Crusader for Women's Equal Pay

Beverly Wettenstein | Posted 01.02.2013 | Women
Beverly Wettenstein

Why isn't every candidate -- from presidential, to congressional, state and local officials -- asked how they will vote on equal pay legislation for women? Equal pay for women is a family and community economic stimulus factor, not just a women's issue.

Tyler Kingkade

Gender Pay Gap Worsens Student Debt For Women: Report

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 10.24.2012 | College

NEW YORK -- In their first year out of college, millennial women are paid 82 cents for every dollar paid to their male peers, according to a new repor...