Terri – Do you really believe this, or is this just campaign rhetoric? Is there really wage discrimination or do many women choose to make their young families a priority over their careers for a period of time? I think you know the truth yet ignore it for the opportunity to tug at the heart strings of voters to serve your own political expediency. Shameful.
Shouldn’t every employee be paid what they are worth? If you have skills that are in demand shouldn’t they be compensated accordingly regardless of gender? If I’m an employer, I want the best talent I can afford and will pay what I can for it, regardless of gender and I shouldn’t need a law to tell me so, especially a redundant one. I would have to believe that the many working women out there who have the highly demanded skills that employers seek would be offended by the notion that they need government to legislate their employers to recognize their worth!
Please explain how the government can legislate this, with a better outcome (minus unintended consequences) than the market does. How can you craft legislation to guarantee equal pay for women without actually having boots on the ground knowing the true value employees bring to a particular organization? Are you going to say that a female who makes less money than a male peer is unfair? How do you examine all of the skills and accomplishments of each that would impact the salary of each one separately from one another? Are you going to tell a private business how they have to evaluate their employees and how they have to interview candidates to determine if gender comes into play? This really seems like ghost chasing.
As importantly, how will this be policed effectively and efficiently? Grow government bureaucracy even more I suppose to chase a fabricated political issue? The whole notion is shameful. I think you are playing the game for political gain and don't even believe it in your own heart.
Regards,
Bryan Koster
In response to campaign email below -
Dear Friends,
In our lifetime, we've seen America make great strides of progress.
53 years ago tomorrow, on June 10, 1963, President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law. That law abolished wage discrimination on the basis of gender and moved our country one step closer towards equality.
And while it was revolutionary for its time, America is still grappling with problems of sexism in the workplace, the wage gap for women – and many obstacles to working moms earning their fair share.
We don't have to accept this as the status quo. Join me, along with Congressman Nolan and Congressional Candidate Angie Craig, as we work to make Equal Pay a reality!
When I look at my four kids – I often think of what will be achieved in their lifetime. We have made amazing progress since I was a young girl, but we still have much room for improvement. Our daughters are watching us break barriers every day and will not accept that their success will be capped by their gender, as has been the case for generations. I taught all of my kids to reach as high as they could and I meant it.
None of America's daughters should be told that they're worth less than their brothers.
Let's make Equal Pay for Equal Work a reality for the next generation!
We never quit!
Terri
