Political Quotes

“there are still millions of women across this country today who are doing the same jobs as their male colleagues and are being paid less. It is more clear than ever that we must take steps to close loopholes that allow for pay discrimination and empower women to hold their employers accountable when pay discrimination occurs. Nearly 60 years after passage of the Equal Pay Act and 12 years after passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, women still only earn 82 cents for every dollar paid to men on average. For women of color, the wage gap is even worse. Black women make only 63 cents for every dollar paid to White men, and Latina women make only 55 cents. Mothers make just 75 cents for every dollar paid to fathers. Throughout the pandemic, too many families have wondered how they will feed their families, keep their homes, and care for their children amid an unprecedented public health and economic crisis. For working mothers, it has been especially challenging. The labor force participation rate among women has dropped to 57.4 percent, the lowest it has been since 1988. A survey last fall found that almost 40 percent of working mothers in Illinois lost their jobs or were working reduced hours. Nearly half of working mothers of color reported the same. Why has this economic crisis been so economically devastating for so many women? The reasons are clear.…”