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I have worked in the corporate world--and received lesser pay than my male counterparts. Now I run my own business as a sole proprietorship. As such, I often retain the services of independent contractors. I pay male and female contractors the same pay rate. Selfish? Maybe. I also devote a good percentage of my time to pro bono community service work.
In all seriousness, good for you. I hope you succeed.
I know it is not good to share too much personal info on the internet, so I don't expect a lot of personal details.
With that, you will have to be more specific, if possible,
Other posters have said very clearly why some women get less pay like availability for extra hours at night or on week-ends, being willing to travel, taking too much time off to tend for their children, etc.
If you can, please share why you think you didn't get the same pay.
Oh I'm sure the hens will begin pecking very soon, but the idea is not new, nor is it an extreme position.
Her statement is 100% accurate. The creature didn't say ALL women vote for D's, just a majority of them do.
Your boyfriend must be a smart guy
He is, but we had our worst fight ever over it. He really feared that I was going to be through with him for awhile there. I have always been very independent minded and had never had the privilege of being with a man that actually believes in chivalry. Truly a concept that I did not grow up with and thought was dead. Now that I found it, I'm hooked. And now that I found it, I see it in Romney too. Most people will not understand what I just wrote so, I'm hanging my neck out with you? Oh well.
He is, but we had our worst fight ever over it. He really feared that I was going to be through with him for awhile there. I have always been very independent minded and had never had the privilege of being with a man that actually believes in chivalry. Truly a concept that I did not grow up with and thought was dead. Now that I found it, I'm hooked. And now that I found it, I see it in Romney too. Most people will not understand what I just wrote so, I'm hanging my neck out with you? Oh well.
I'll hang my neck out too
Aside from the emotion based BS, removing voting from women and blacks wouldn't be detrimental to the nation. Look at the disaster it has turned in to.
I'm a huge proponent of only people who actually own land being the only ones to vote. There is no right, nor reason to allow people to cast a vote for whoever promises them more of other peoples money.
Aside from the emotion based BS, removing voting from women and blacks wouldn't be detrimental to the nation. Look at the disaster it has turned in to.
I'm a huge proponent of only people who actually own land being the only ones to vote. There is no right, nor reason to allow people to cast a vote for whoever promises them more of other peoples money.
In all seriousness, good for you. I hope you succeed.
I know it is not good to share too much personal info on the internet, so I don't expect a lot of personal details.
With that, you will have to be more specific, if possible,
Other posters have said very clearly why some women get less pay like availability for extra hours at night or on week-ends, being willing to travel, taking too much time off to tend for their children, etc.
If you can, please share why you think you didn't get the same pay.
I started my career in the 1970's and gender discrimination in the private sector corporate world was very common--and sometimes blatantly and brutally honest. I remember interviewing for one position and being told upfront that there were two pay levels--one for male employees--and a lower wage level for women in the same role since "men were the breadwinners supporting families."
Yes, and we women, prior to legislature making this illegal, often took jobs on this basis. I know I did...and I often hit the glass ceiling. At one Marine Insurance company I worked for, women were not permitted by the company to study for and become underwriters. All the underwriters were male. I doubt this would happen today, yes?
Hard to believe all this took place, but ask most any woman with a long career and she will tell you this was not uncommon.
In the govt. sector, this was not the case. It was a level playing field. Equal pay for equal work.
Now I work in corporate and non-profit communications under my own banner. Times have changed for the better in so many ways, and I fully and passionately support moving forward and not backward.
I honor and respect our gender differences and have found each gender brings unique and valuable insights and talents to the table. It's wonderful progress we've made--and I'm excited to see what tomorrow brings.
As as a working woman, I'm wondering what policies the Republicans have proposed that would improve my life?
--Bills such as the Lily Ledbetter Bill that brings Equal Pay for Equal Work that have been signed into action by the current administration?
--Affordable healthcare for myself, spouse and children as proposed by the current adminsitration?
--Affordable education to improve my educational level and qualify me for better jobs?
As a thinking and working woman, I see absolutely nothing--nothing--that the Republicans propose that is favorable to working women..instead I see their misplaced desire to control my body and my destiny in regard to birth control.
I don't see how any working, thinking woman could vote for Romney/Ryan. They frighten me. And surely, they don't have my best interests at heart.
Dem's trying to bankrupt us . what good will obama care bring when there is bankruptcy and no doctors?
what good is equal pay when you can not get a job and what you Will be payed brings no food
Dem's offer a socialist system that will bankrupt us , which ironically with make everything they did worthless
Wow, that's really helpful...not! Why not pay everyone equally? Simple--and equitable. Why do you not want women to earn equal pay? What if you were a woman? Would you like it then?
Why don't we pay everyone what they're worth? Everyone is not equal in value, therefore everyone should not be paid equally.
I don't want women to earn equal pay - I want them to earn what they are worth. I AM a woman. And for Dems to decide that I'm too incompetent to earn what I'm WORTH, and if I'm not, that I'm too stupid to file a suit in a timely manner, is insulting.
Equal pay is for the former USSR. Not this country.
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I have always been very independent minded and had never had the privilege of being with a man that actually believes in chivalry. Truly a concept that I did not grow up with and thought was dead. Now that I found it, I'm hooked. And now that I found it, I see it in Romney too. Most people will not understand what I just wrote so, I'm hanging my neck out with you?
