Political Quotes

“I am going to tell you some real stories. A woman from California had an identical advanced degree as her husband. They both landed exact jobs but in different parts of the company--different worksites. The husband was offered $5,000 more in starting salary. They were shocked. The same resume. The same qualifications. Then there was the health care worker in Long Island who discovered she had been earning $10 an hour less than her male colleagues. When she brought it up to her superiors, she was reprimanded for even asking about the rationale behind the wage gap. Senator Mikulski's bill says a person cannot be reprimanded or punished because they are trying to find out if they are being paid fairly. That is why we have to pass this law. Anyone voting against it is taking a stand against women, is taking a stand against fairness, is taking a stand against justice, is taking a stand against our families. Then there was a female employee for a major corporation in Florida who was told when she was hired that to disclose her salary to other workers was grounds for dismissal. Since then she realized her male counterparts made more than she did. But she did not have any written proof. Another, a female employee at that company was told because her husband picked her up from work in a nice car that she did not need to get a salary increase. One woman retired after 15 years as an award- winning CEO of a public agency.…”