President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law in 2009 and has promoted it as one of the key accomplishments of his presidency. Only 8 Republicans in the House and Senate combined voted in favor of the law. Mitt Romney refuses to say whether or not he, as president, would have signed it.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Equal Pay Day 2012
Today, April 17th, is the day that symbolizes how far into 2012 that women must work to earn the pay that men earned in 2011. In Texas, women earn eighty cents for every dollar that men earn - a median income of $33,689 for women working full-time compared to a median income of $42,044 for men who work full-time. The wage gap is even worse for women of color.
Nationally, women earn seventy-seven cents for every dollar earned by men.
President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law in 2009 and has promoted it as one of the key accomplishments of his presidency. Only 8 Republicans in the House and Senate combined voted in favor of the law. Mitt Romney refuses to say whether or not he, as president, would have signed it.
President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law in 2009 and has promoted it as one of the key accomplishments of his presidency. Only 8 Republicans in the House and Senate combined voted in favor of the law. Mitt Romney refuses to say whether or not he, as president, would have signed it.
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We've got a long way to go, baby.
We've got a long way to go, baby.
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