Like lots of women, I earn less than I should and less than men with similar responsibilities and skills. Asking nicely- or not nicely - doesn't make any difference. We need new laws to achieve pay equity. And we need Senators Webb and Warner to speak up for pay equity. They need to hear from their female constituents. Remind them that the women's vote helped elect them. What we want is simple - their co-sponsorship of the Paycheck Fairness Act, S.182.
S. 182 is fully supported by the Obama Administration and it has already passed in the House. It has 30 co-sponsors in the Senate - we need at least a dozen more before Harry Reid will bring it up for a vote on the Senate floor. The passage of this bill is a crucial step towards deterring wage discrimination and closing the persistent wage gap between men and women.
Send a personal email to the senators at http://www.capwiz.com/now/dbq/officials/ . Even if wage discrimination doesn't affect you, your daughters and grand-daughters will thank you!
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