Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Equal Pay Day

In today's world, it still gets boggles my mind that men on average get paid more than women for the same job and the same skills. Women are the backbone of our society yet sadly we are still viewed as "lesser" of the sexes when it comes to the workplace. America as a whole has had great advances with women in the workplace but there is so much more that must be done. Equal pay is a great starting point in this journey. We as a nation need to be outraged by the stastics below and need to vow to make it better for our sons and daughters.

Statistics:

Women earn 78 cents for every dollar earned by men; In Alabama, women earn 73 cents for every dollar earned by men.

Today- The average women's wages have finally caught up with what the average men earned in 2008.

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