Political Quotes

“this past October, the young women who make up the Burlington High School girls soccer team in Burlington, VT, made a statement: The time for equal pay is now. All they are looking for is for their leaders--leaders like us in Congress--to show the courage to make it happen. It all began one Friday night in October, when, after scoring a goal to put them ahead in the closing minutes of a game against neighboring rivals South Burlington, four exuberant members of the soccer team removed their jerseys to reveal T-shirts emblazoned with this simple phrase: ``#EqualPay.'' The reception to their silent statement was reminiscent of that moment when the U.S. Women's National Team made history in July, winning its second consecutive World Cup title. After a thrilling win over the Netherlands, the stadium in France was filled with chants of ``Equal Pay! Equal Pay!''. One Friday in October, the stands--though smaller--in Burlington, VT, erupted in the same way. The result? Yellow cards for the offending players, issued by a referee bound by the rules of the league. The young women of the Burlington High School soccer team became overnight sensations. Within a matter of days, they had sold more than 2,000 of their now iconic simple white T-shirts, raising more than $30,000 to support the Greater Burlington Girls Soccer League. Men were invited to pay an extra $4 for the $25 T-shirt: 16 percent of the cost, to represent the pay gender pay gap in Vermont.…”