Republicans Vote Against Fair Pay for Women Bill

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Senate Republicans Vote Unanimously Against Bill to Help Guarantee Fair Pay for Women
Wednesday 17 November 2010
by: Rebecca Lefton | Think Progress | Report

Today, Senate Republicans voted unanimously against legislation to close the pay gap between women and men. The Senate voted 58-41 against allowing debate on the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would help end discriminatory pay practices against women. It had already passed the House.

More than 45 years after passage of the Equal Pay Act, the pay gap shockingly persists with women still earning on average 77 cents to every man’s dollar. According to the National Women’s Law Center, “This persistent pay gap translates to more than $10,000 in lost wages per year for the average female worker.” The gap is even worse for women of color: African-American women earn 61 cents and Latinos earn 52 cents for every dollar a white non-Hispanic man earns.

http://www.truth-out.org/senate-republicans-vote-unanimously-against-bill-to-help-guarantee-fair-pay-for-women65221

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