Women may lose $434,000 in income, on average, over a 40-year period due to the career wage gap. That's why it's so critical that Congress adopts the Paycheck Fairness Act. It's already made it through the House. Now it is time for the Senate to act!
The Paycheck Fairness Act puts the burden on employers to show that the difference in compensation between two similar positions is based on something other than gender. It gives the federal government a more proactive role in preventing wage discrimination, prohibits employers from retaliating against employees who share salary information, and sets aside money to train women on how to negotiate salaries.
In today's tough economy, legislation like this takes on added importance - which makes it critical that the Senate act swiftly. Urge your Senators to support the Paycheck Fairness Act to end wage discrimination today.
We took action on “No More Pay Discrimination on the Basis of Gender”
# 4,541:
5:02 pm PST, Nov 17,Ellie Shain, California
# 4,540:
8:37 am PST, Nov 13,Theresia Cronan, California
# 4,539:
8:08 am PST, Nov 12,Maneesh Pangasa, Arizona
Yes having passed the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act which President Obama signed Congress must pass the Paycheck Fairness Act so there can be equal pay for equal work. Everyone should have equal pay for equal work.
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1:27 pm PST, Nov 10,Joan Joesting, Florida
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6:07 am PST, Nov 5,Rika Toll, Utah
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6:51 pm PDT, Oct 21,Caro Liu, Pennsylvania
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9:29 pm PDT, Oct 17,Tierney Grinavic, Maryland
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12:58 pm PDT, Oct 11,Christina Anderson, Canada
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1:42 am PDT, Oct 8,Can Atik, Turkey
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8:40 pm PDT, Sep 25,Emma Ward, Massachusetts
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7:58 pm PDT, Sep 21,Ariel C, Canada
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1:17 am PDT, Sep 17,Name not displayed, Kentucky
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6:34 pm PDT, Sep 3,Rusty Buck, Tennessee
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5:19 pm PDT, Sep 2,Nora Gilbertson, Minnesota
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12:41 pm PDT, Aug 27,Kathleen Notarino, Connecticut
5:07 pm PDT, May 23,Dolores Pena-Davis, California
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9:18 am PDT, May 17,Name not displayed, Norway
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4:14 pm PDT, May 16,Zach Johnson, Oregon
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3:45 pm PDT, May 15,Diogo Silva, Brazil
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9:24 pm PDT, May 13,Sherry L. Roble, Arizona
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7:09 am PDT, May 12,Rosemarie Rotolo, Florida
# 4,505:
11:01 pm PDT, May 5,Melissa Okeen, New York
We deserve to be paid based on merit, not gender!
# 4,504:
4:18 pm PDT, May 5,Dorothy Elder, Tennessee
# 4,503:
8:37 am PDT, May 4,Steve Caulfield, California
Paycheck fairness speaks to the truth about the attitude toward women-it's called putting your money where your mouth is.
# 4,502:
11:30 pm PDT, May 2,Barbara Tomlinson, Washington
This is the Progressive and the Fair thing to do. It will immeasurably help women who are heads of their households; and it will help two-paycheck families also. It will help women to go to college, to receive important higher education and to pay off college loans; and to provide for their families and children, including daycare and medical expenses. It will reduce a woman's financial dependence on the men in her life. That is perhaps the best benefit of all {and the most resisted by the old-guard males!}.
