Paycheck Fairness Act

[01Snake]

[jmarquise]

classic.

Originally Posted by 01Snake

[wehotex]

Originally Posted by Heaveno

It is time to tell your State Representative to give us equal pay women. They will be voting before the end of the week. While we sit back and find unfavorable things to say about single mothers, we also have to keep in mind that if she is working hard and putting her family first-she too must be given a wage equal to a man. If the money could flow equally maybe some of the single woman who are currently working would not have to continue to rely on food stamps, subsidized housing, and government medical benefits. I am speaking primarily to women who have 1-2 children, but heck this stands true for all woman who work and should be paid equal to a man.

Tell your Congressperson to vote YES on the Paycheck Fairness Act | Moms Rising
http://www.nwlc.org/pdf/BroadPaycheckFairnessFactSheetJuly2008.pdf (broken link)
Have you ever been paid less than your worth? | Moms Rising

when women stop taking all expense paid maternity vacations, then i'll believe in equal pay. until that time, each individual should be paid based on the value and length of their services.

[jimboburnsy]

This is great, but I think that it is safe to say that most public companies are extremely concerned with fairness in the workplace and jump through all kinds of hoops to keep the employees that they value. In an organization comprised entirely of men (let's say white men, since no one cares if they are mistreated), some being paid better than others, would you feel that legislation is necessary to even the playing field?

If a worker feels that his or her salary is unfair, why would the impetus be on anyone other than the individual to seek out better pay? If you can't find better pay anywhere else, I would say that you're not in such a bad spot. Further, why would anyone want to work for a company that they feel is discriminating against him or her (or his/her coworkers) for any reason? That should really be a red flag.