sshhhh, conservatives don't like the word equality...
Equality equals taking from them
Every Republican Senator Said NO To Equal Pay For Women. Do YOU Support Equal Pay For Equal Work ?
Che Guevara - Hero
2012/06/12 13:39:50
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Every Republican Senator Said NO To Equal Pay For Women. Do YOU Support Equal Pay For Equal Work ?
An election-year Democratic measure designed to ensure that women don't face pay discrimination was blocked Tuesday by Republicans who complained that the bill was politically inspired and would reward trial lawyers at the expense of employers.
The motion, which needed 60 votes to succeed, got only 52, not one from a Republican.
President Obama issued a statement criticizing Republicans for putting "partisan politics ahead of American women and families."
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, standing at a news conference with pay equity advocate Lilly Ledbetter, accused Republicans of "wanting to stick their heads in the sand" about the longstanding issue of women being paid less than men. "But it's clear where Democrats stand," Reid said.
The bill, which Democrats said would close loopholes in the 1963 Equal Pay Act, would require employers to prove that differences in pay were related to job performance, not gender; would prevent employers from forbidding employees from sharing salary information with each other; and would allow women who believe they were discriminated against to sue for damages.
Democrats acknowledged privately that they expected to make political gains with women by pressing to close the pay gap, which they said has women earning just 77 cents on the dollar compared with men.
Republicans, fearful that Democrats were trying to portray them as insensitive to women, argued that they oppose pay discrimination but disagree with the Democrats' bill, which was written without their input. Republicans remained largely silent about the issue in the days leading up to the vote, even as Democrats, led by the president, made an all-out push for the legislation.
Read More: http://articles.cnn.com/2012-06-05/politics/politi...
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Wilde~MoonChild ™ 2012/06/12 14:18:38
Note to anyone willing to listen: Democrats don't care about you, either. Do NOT let this drivel fool you. Both parties are out to screw you out of your last dollar. It appears they're succeeding, doesn't it?
WOMEN tend to have better sick leave and vaccation benefits and they use them more. Women also tend to work LESS overtime (in general) than men.
MEN tend to have more agressive 401k plans and more expensive insurance packages.
When calculated into "earnings" men come out ahead on PAPER ONLY but when a man and a woman both work for wages over salary the pay IS equal accross the board.
And any woman who feels she is not being payed equally is free to seek employment anywhere else she might like where she might get a better contract.
Wages are the same and salaries are had by contract so the woman (like me) had to agree to the pay and benefits and sign the contract.
It doesn't take a brain to understand simple concepts... of course maybe that is your problem
I am sorry you were raised with so little self esteem that you think your work is not worth as much as a man's. Get off your knees, stand up and fight.
Your work is worth whatever you are willing to accept for it. I'm an employer myself. I offer the lowest salary I think the qualified candidate will accept. That's the secret I offer my own kids. If I'm willing to pay 40k for a position, I'll offer 30k. If the candidate asks for 40k, I'll weigh him (or her) against the other candidates willing to take the job for 30k. Greedy capitalist or businessman? Depends on which side of the fence you're on. I hear the 'greedy businesses' mantra over and over from the same people who price-shop daily for their own purchases.
I'll give you a business owner's perspective. You can flame me if you like, but I'll answer honestly.
Blunt and to the point: I offer the lowest salary that I think that the candidate will accept regardless of race or gender. In my experience, primary wage earners (be they male or female) are more likely to negotiate for more pay in the hiring process. In practice, I've had far more males come back to me with a counter-offer than females. Is that my fault, or should I be mandated by the government to set a standard salary per position?
thank you for your comments.
So in truth your telling me women deserve more rights then everyone else.
Seems your the one being hatefull to everyone else that does not agree with you.
Democrat taliban
Tell me how I'm gonna live
I will not forget and you can bet
I ain't tendin' to forgive
So let's polish up our guns
And give the American yell
We'll chase 'em back out of our country
Or send 'em all to hell
We'll send 'em all a' runnin'
From the warm United states sun
So let 'em come a' gunnin'
And we'll show 'em how it's done
When the sons of America
Take to the field
Then the battle is won
For we never will yield
When the Sons of logic
Fire their guns
Then we'll all see how fast
That a scared Liberal runs
I have noticed in a few cruise ship sinkings last few weeks women being left behond if they want equal rights then they do not deserve to be save anymore then a man.