Posts Tagged ‘equal pay’
Stephen Harper: Equal Pay Equity
on Saturday, April 30, 2022Stephen Harper Money Quote saying we use terms equal pay and pay equity as if they were the same, when equal work is the core concern. Stephen Harper said:
“Now ‘pay equity’ has everything to do with pay and nothing to do with equity. It’s based on the vague notion of ‘equal pay for work of equal value,’ which is not the same as equal pay for the same job” — Stephen Harper
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Kamala Harris: Equal Pay Act 1963
on Sunday, January 19, 2020Kamala Harris Money Quote saying we’re long past requiring equal pay in the law, but fail to insist on enforcement. Kamala Harris said:
“We passed the Equal Pay Act in 1963. It is now 2020. Women are still paid on average 80 cents on the dollar. Black women 61 cents. Native American women 58 cents. Latinas 53 cents. This is an injustice and it’s got to change” — Kamala Harris
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We passed the Equal Pay Act in 1963. It is now 2020.
Women are still paid on average 80 cents on the dollar.
Black women 61 cents.
Native American women 58 cents.
Latinas 53 cents.This is an injustice and it's got to change.
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 19, 2020
Kirsten Gillibrand: Pay Equal Work
on Monday, December 9, 2019Kirsten Gillibrand Money Quote saying U.S. work policies don’t support families, children or women in the workplace. Kirsten Gillibrand said:
“Ours is the only nation in the developed world with no paid maternity leave. We have no paid family sick leave. We don’t ensure affordable daycare, or provide universal pre-K, or mandate equal pay for equal work” — Kirsten Gillibrand
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Chris Coons: Latina Equal Pay Day
on Wednesday, November 20, 2019Chris Coons Money Quote saying Latina women deserve to be paid equally for their work and Senate should vote and approve the Paycheck Fairness Act. Chris Coons said:
“Today is Latina Equal Pay Day. Latina women are paid only 54 cents for every dollar earned by their white male counterparts. That is unacceptable. The Senate must pass the bipartisan House-passed Paycheck Fairness Act immediately” — Chris Coons
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Today is #LatinaEqualPay Day. Latina women are paid only 54 cents for every dollar earned by their white male counterparts. That is unacceptable. The Senate must pass the bipartisan House-passed #PaycheckFairness Act immediately.
— Senator Chris Coons (@ChrisCoons) November 20, 2019
Nora Roberts: Capable Equal Pay
on Thursday, October 10, 2019Nora Roberts Money Quote saying women are capable and should not only be paid equally, but will lead the world soon. Nora Roberts said:
“I believe women are as capable as men, deserve equal pay — and that one day, should be sooner than later, in my opinion, the right woman can and should be leader of the free world” — Nora Roberts
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Ellen DeGeneres: 100 Years Ago Equal Pay
on Wednesday, April 11, 2018Ellen Degeneres Money Quote saying in a funny variant of the protest call and response mode that we needed equal pay for men and women a century ago. Ellen Degeneres said:
“What do we want? Equal pay! When do we want it? 100 years ago” — Ellen DeGeneres
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What do we want? Equal pay! When do we want it? 100 years ago. #EqualPayDay
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) April 10, 2018