The Republicans Want to Enforce "Women are Worth Less"

As I was going through my E-Mails I came across this video from "No Limits Foundation" sent to me from Ann Lewis.  I agree with this and it was one of the first things that President Obama had done when he became President, he signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act on January 29, 2009.

"On average, a woman who works year-round in a full-time job makes 77 cents for every dollar earned by a man," said Marcia Greenberger, President of the National Women's Law Center. "The wage gap grows even wider when we look at the numbers for women of color: African-American women earn 62 cents for every dollar earned by white, non-Hispanic men, while Hispanic women earn only 53 cents. These disparities translate into an earnings gap of $10,849 per year. That's . . . money that families need to pay for basic necessities such as groceries, child care, rent and health insurance."
The Paycheck Fairness Act, which was introduced by then Senator Hillary Clinton and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro in 2009, is an important step to making equal pay a reality for working women and their families. As White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett said: "…equal pay is not only a matter of principle; it's a matter of survival." Among other badly needed provisions, the Act would prevent employers from penalizing workers who share their salary information – the kind of information that would have made a difference for Lily Ledbetter. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis and Lily Ledbetter discuss equal pay and the Paycheck Fairness Act here.
The House passed the Paycheck Fairness Act in January of last year – now it's up to the Senate!
Call your senators today and tell them to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act now!



The Republicans are going to repeal the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act if they get the majority in the House and Senate.  If this is what you want, then vote Republican this November.

Don't just take it from me - take it from GOP Sen. Jim DeMint, one of the architects of this year's conservative uprising. He promises that if Republicans take the majority, we'll have "complete gridlock."