Voting for the Fair Pay Act

by Dorothee Royal-Hedinger · 2008-11-03 12:33:00 UTC
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According to Katherine Spillar, Executive Vice President of Feminist Majority, equal pay for equal work is a critical issue in the 2008 election.

From Real News Network:

Six major women's organizations announce their endorsement of Barack Obama for United States President. One major reason for the endorsement is Obama's support of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act which sought to embed into law equal pay for women to equal work performed.

According to the 2006 U.S. Census Bureau, women currently earn 77 cents to every dollar a man earns. Lilly Ledbetter, a former employee of Goodyear Tire took the company to court for what courts proved were 19 years of wage discrimination against her. Though the courts ruled in her favour, the Supreme Court reversed the decision. Her case inspired the Act.


In this interview, Kathy Spillar talks about the Fair Pay Act and why she thinks women's votes will be the decisive factor in this presidential election:

What do you think? Is the Fair Pay Act something you consider when choosing your candidate?

Dorothee Royal-Hedinger
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