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==Fair Pay==
==Fair Pay==
:Senator Obama's women staffers are paid just 78 cents for every dollar his male staffers make. <ref>[http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=42747 Obama Signs Fair Pay Act - His Female Staffers Made 78% of Males' Pay in Senate] CNSNews, January 30, 2009</ref>
:Senator Obama's women staffers were paid just 78 cents for every dollar his male staffers make. <ref>[http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=42747 Obama Signs Fair Pay Act - His Female Staffers Made 78% of Males' Pay in Senate] CNSNews, January 30, 2009</ref>
''"women still earn only 77 cents for every dollar earned by men," and "just totally wrong."''
''"women still earn only 77 cents for every dollar earned by men," and "just totally wrong."''
''"But I can’t think of any problem more important than making sure that women get equal pay for equal work. It’s a matter of equality. It’s a matter of fairness. That’s why I stood up for equal pay in the Illinois State Senate, and helped pass a law to give 330,000 more women protection from paycheck discrimination. That’s why I’ve been fighting to pass legislation in the Senate, so that employers don’t get away with discriminating against hardworking women like Lilly Ledbetter. And that’s why I’ll continue to stand up for equal pay as President."''
''"But I can’t think of any problem more important than making sure that women get equal pay for equal work. It’s a matter of equality. It’s a matter of fairness. That’s why I stood up for equal pay in the Illinois State Senate, and helped pass a law to give 330,000 more women protection from paycheck discrimination. That’s why I’ve been fighting to pass legislation in the Senate, so that employers don’t get away with discriminating against hardworking women like Lilly Ledbetter. And that’s why I’ll continue to stand up for equal pay as President."''
''"that there are no second class citizens in our workplaces, and that it's not just unfair and illegal -- but bad for business-- to pay someone less because of their gender, age, race, ethnicity, religion or disability" ''
''"that there are no second class citizens in our workplaces, and that it's not just <u>unfair</U> and illegal -- but bad for business-- '''to pay someone less because of their gender''', age, race, ethnicity, religion or disability" ''
''“While this bill bears her name, Lilly knows this story isn’t just about her. It is a story of women across this country still earning just 78 cents for every $1 men earn, women of color even less, which means that today in the year 2009, countless women are still losing thousands of dollars in salary, income, and retirement savings over the course of a lifetime.”''
==See also==
==See also==