Senate GOP Blocks Equal Pay Legislation

Good conservative thinking... I always know we can count on you.

LadyJazzer wrote: Good conservative thinking... I always know we can count on you.

Thank You for your socialist response.

You know me LJ- I'm a problem solver!

Pretty sad that with more women graduating college than men that they still think they need goverment help to earn the same pay as men.

They don't need government help...They need for the workplace discrimination to stop. Pretty simple really.

LadyJazzer wrote: They don't need government help...They need for the workplace discrimination to stop. Pretty simple really.

I'd like to see some real life examples of this discrimination happening today. I know it happened many years ago, when women were first entering the corporate world, but I don't see it now. In fact, I see most women being wildly successful in this world, making more than men...because they have the drive to succeed.

There are a couple fields I know, engineering and finance education where because of affirmative action, women get paid much more than men because they want a balanced workplace.

You ever hear of Lilly Ledbetter?

The fact that you "don't see it now" is the usual function of not seeing what you don't wish to see...And, as usual, is pretty much irrelevant to the discussion. Hate to tell you this, but you aren't the center of the universe, and your personal anecdotal awareness isn't worth spit.

My experience is that women do just fine these days- at least with my employer they do.

In addition- I know employers that don't treat men equal either- one guy makes less then athe other guy doing the same job.

Do we need an equal pay legislation for men too LJ?

LadyJazzer wrote: You ever hear of Lilly Ledbetter?

The fact that you "don't see it now" is the usual function of not seeing what you don't wish to see...And, as usual, is pretty much irrelevant to the discussion. Hate to tell you this, but you aren't the center of the universe, and your personal anecdotal awareness isn't worth spit.

I'm not the center of the universe? Why does everyone else keep circling around me then?

I always figured you were a competitive woman....wanting to achieve on your own. The women in my circles are too...even the dem ones don't want the govt to achieve for them. They realize that equal pay also limits them....

Nationally, women who work full time are paid just 77 cents for every dollar paid to their male counterparts. African-American women are paid 62 cents, and Latinas are paid just 54 cents for every dollar paid to men. The gap has been closing at a rate of less than half a cent per year since the Equal Pay Act was passed in 1963, according to nonprofit advocacy group The National Partnership for Women & Families. At this rate, women’s pay will not catch up to men’s for another 40 years.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jennagoudre ... equal-pay/

Education is a factor in income – statistics show that higher degrees lead to higher median salaries. For full-time workers data below, men earn more than women in each category.

I couldn't get the chart to post, but you can view it here
http://www.catalyst.org/publication/217 ... and-income

Still think there is no income discrimination between men and women?