Women as Equal Victims of the Economy? Really?
Women--and especially mothers--bear the lion's share of the economic downturn because they are paid less than men for the same jobs.
Tell your Senators to support the Lilly Ledbetter Fair pay Act today!
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=oiJxcm...
Dear MomsRising.org member,
Earlier this week the headline on the front page of The New York Times declared, "Women Are Now Equal as Victims of Poor Economy."[1] But "Equal"? Really?
While it's true that both men and women are suffering in this economic downturn, women still bear the lion's share of the burden. Women in the U.S. are still paid only 77 cents for every dollar earned by men -- mothers only 73 cents, and single mothers about 60 cents.
For women of color, the numbers are even worse -- African-American women earn 63 cents and Latina women earn 52 cents for every dollar paid to white men.[2] With numbers like these, it's easy to see why protection from wage and other job discrimination is a critical component of economic security for women and families, especially in times of economic downturn.
Tell your Senators to support the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act now: http://www.momsrising.org/FairPay_Yes
This Act, which provides job discrimination protections, has already passed the U.S. House, nearly passed the U.S. Senate -- but is currently stalled. Your voice is needed to get the bill moving forward again, in time to pass before summer recess.
Share this email with friends and family so they can contact their Senators too. The more people the Senators hear from, the more likely they are to pass this bill in the Senate.
Thanks for all your work to bring our issues to the front pages of our nation's newspapers and keep it at the top of our Senators' minds!
-- Donna, Kristin, Joan, Anita and the MomsRising.org Team
P.S. Have a personal story to share? Have you ever been paid less than you are worth or not hired or promoted because you are a woman, mother, other caregiver, or person of color? We're collecting these stories to share with policymakers so they know that real people care about and are affected by these issues.
Tell us about your experiences, and read about others experiences, here: http://www.momsrising.org/fairpay
[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/22/business/22jobs.html?th&emc...
[2] http://www.nwlc.org/fairpay/PayEquityFactSheet_050508.pdf
Like what we're doing? Donate: We're a bootstrap, low overhead, mom run organization. http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=qN7cc5... Your donations make the work of MomsRising.org possible--and we deeply appreciate your support. Every little bit counts. Donate today on our new, secure website.
Tell your Senators to support the Lilly Ledbetter Fair pay Act today!
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=oiJxcm...Dear MomsRising.org member,
Earlier this week the headline on the front page of The New York Times declared, "Women Are Now Equal as Victims of Poor Economy."[1] But "Equal"? Really?
While it's true that both men and women are suffering in this economic downturn, women still bear the lion's share of the burden. Women in the U.S. are still paid only 77 cents for every dollar earned by men -- mothers only 73 cents, and single mothers about 60 cents.
For women of color, the numbers are even worse -- African-American women earn 63 cents and Latina women earn 52 cents for every dollar paid to white men.[2] With numbers like these, it's easy to see why protection from wage and other job discrimination is a critical component of economic security for women and families, especially in times of economic downturn.
Tell your Senators to support the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act now: http://www.momsrising.org/FairPay_Yes
This Act, which provides job discrimination protections, has already passed the U.S. House, nearly passed the U.S. Senate -- but is currently stalled. Your voice is needed to get the bill moving forward again, in time to pass before summer recess.
Share this email with friends and family so they can contact their Senators too. The more people the Senators hear from, the more likely they are to pass this bill in the Senate.
Thanks for all your work to bring our issues to the front pages of our nation's newspapers and keep it at the top of our Senators' minds!
-- Donna, Kristin, Joan, Anita and the MomsRising.org Team
P.S. Have a personal story to share? Have you ever been paid less than you are worth or not hired or promoted because you are a woman, mother, other caregiver, or person of color? We're collecting these stories to share with policymakers so they know that real people care about and are affected by these issues.
Tell us about your experiences, and read about others experiences, here: http://www.momsrising.org/fairpay
[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/22/business/22jobs.html?th&emc...
[2] http://www.nwlc.org/fairpay/PayEquityFactSheet_050508.pdf
Like what we're doing? Donate: We're a bootstrap, low overhead, mom run organization. http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=qN7cc5... Your donations make the work of MomsRising.org possible--and we deeply appreciate your support. Every little bit counts. Donate today on our new, secure website.
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I think women would have to suffer more since there are a lot of singal mothers out there that don't get any help what so ever. -
I used to say that anyone going into teaching needs to spend a year as a substitute first, just to see what THAT job entails. I think the same now for all men who would be fathers! They need to swap responsibilities...ALL of them...with Mom...and discover what THAT job is all about...especially WORKING moms. You get no argument here. Since I'm 'house husband' I KNOW how underpaid women truly are!
