32 posts tagged “hillary”
January 8, 2009
WASHINGTON, DC –Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton today reintroduced her landmark legislation to address the continuing pay gap between women and men. The Paycheck Fairness Act would take critical steps to help empower women to negotiate for equal pay, to create strong incentives for employers to obey the existing laws, and to strengthen federal outreach and enforcement efforts. Twenty-two senators have joined Senator Clinton as original cosponsors of the legislation. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) has introduced the bill in the House of Representatives.
"Every American deserves equal pay for equal work. It is disgraceful that four decades after the Equal Pay Act was signed into law, women in this country still earn only 78 cents on the dollar. The Paycheck Fairness Act is an attempt to right this historic wrong and I am proud to reintroduce it today,” Senator Clinton said.
Women working full time, year-round jobs still make only 78 cents for every dollar made by a man. Women of color fare even worse: African-American women earn only 62 cents, and Latinas only 53 cents, for every $1.00 earned by white men. Studies have shown that this wage disparity will cost women an average of more than $400,000 over a lifetime, a difference in pay that cannot be fully explained by experience, education, or other qualifications. Unequal pay also hurts families. Single women who are heads of households are twice as likely to be in poverty as single fathers. And most families depend on women’s wages to make ends meet, with women’s pay constituting about two-fifths of family income.
The Paycheck Fairness Act would address this reality through a number of needed reforms. The Act would create a training program to help women strengthen their negotiation skills; enforce equal pay laws for federal contractors; and require the Department of Labor to work with employers to eliminate pay disparities by enhancing outreach and training efforts. Also, the bill would prohibit employers from retaliating against employees who share salary information with their co-workers; and strengthen the remedies available under the Act to include compensatory and punitive damages.
Senator Clinton has long been a champion of securing equal pay for equal work. In addition to introducing the Paycheck Fairness Act, Senator Clinton joined with Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Tom Harkin (D-IA), as well as Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), to request that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) study the role that the federal government has and can play in remedying pay inequities in the workplace. In September, the GAO issued a highly critical report finding that federal agencies had been doing an inadequate job at enforcing and monitoring their enforcement of the equal pay laws. In 2006, Senator Clinton co-hosted a "Pay Equity for Women" seminar with Stony Brook University that drew hundreds of students as well as leading educators and experts in gender equity business issues. At the seminar, Senator Clinton unveiled a resource guide titled, "Know What to Ask & Know Your Rights: A Pay Equity Guide on How to Help Yourself in the Workplace." The guide is an informative tool for young women entering the workforce and can be found on Senator Clinton's web site: here.
Hillary tells it like it is and why it is imperative that we elect Barack Obama as President of the United States of America.
Clinton Applauds Obama’s Debate Performance
September 26, 2008 - 11:31 pm
“Tonight Barack Obama displayed beyond a doubt that he understands both the gravity of the financial crisis facing America, and the challenges we face in Iraq and around the world. Senator McCain offered only more of the same failed policies of the Bush Administration. America deserves better,” Clinton said in a statement.
“I stood next to Barack Obama in 22 debates and tonight epitomized why millions are joining me in standing with him and working hard to ensure he is the next President of the United States.”
...Saturday, the former first lady will campaign on behalf of Obama in Grand Ledge, Grand Rapids and Flint, Michigan.
As part of the Obama campaigns Women for the Change We Need Week of Action, Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton got together for a conversation with women on the issues that are most important to them.
Hillary Clinton supporters are now significantly moving towards Obama according to a new poll released today by Gallup.
...the democratic convention has helped rally Hillary Clinton supporters for the democratic ticket, with the percent saying they will vote for Obama in November moving from 70% pre-convention to 81% after the convention, and the percent certain to vote for Obama jumping from 47% to 65%...
...Finally, certainty to vote for Obama also moved up from 80% to 87% among voters who previously supported Obama in the Democratic primaries, further suggesting that the Democratic convention had the effect of solidifying party support for the Obama candidacy...
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) addresses the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
We put our Autumn lawn ornaments out a little early.
May I add... I'm at your service Senator Obama.
The press is spinning this as meaning the end of any hope for Senator Clinton to be Senator Obama's running-mate.
Senator Hillary Clinton will be the keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, August 26th - the second night of the convention. August 26, 2008 is also the 88th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment to the Constiution, which allowed women the right to vote. To honor this historic anniversary, Senator Clinton will be joined on stage by all the women Senators and Michelle Obama.
I don't know if it means Senator Clinton is no longer being considered as vice-president. Considering the significance of the date, this comes as no surprise to me. I also do not think this is anything that Seantor Obama even had to think about. The media is growing bored and they are trying to stir something up.
I advocate for Senator Obama and the Democratic Party. I'm also a strong advocate for Senator Clinton. In my heart I believe she should be Senator Obama's running mate. I'll continue to advocate for Senator Obama regardless of his selection. However, if he doesn't offer the spot to Senator Clinton, I think he is settling for second best. I feel very strongly about that.
19th Amendment to the United States Constitution
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be
denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of
sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation."
I trust her leadership, that's why I voted for her in the first place.
Hillary thanks her supporters for all their hard work on the campaign and endorses Senator Barack Obama for president.
Hillary bows out of the campaign with a final rap.
