23.12: Pay Equity
Fighting for Pay Equity Other Information:
Despite decades of progress, women still make only 77 cents for every dollar a man makes. Throughout their careers, Barack
Obama and Joe Biden have championed the right of women to receive equal pay for equal work. In the Illinois State Senate,
Obama cosponsored and voted for the Illinois Equal Pay Act, which provided 330,000 more women protection from pay discrimination.
In the U.S. Senate, Obama joined a bipartisan group of Senators to introduce the Fair Pay Restoration Act, a bill to overturn
the Supreme Court's recent 5-4 decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. The bill will restore the clear intent
of Congress that workers must have a reasonable time to file a pay discrimination claim after they become victims of discriminatory
compensation. Obama is also a cosponsor of Senator Tom Harkin's (D-IA) Fair Pay Act. As president, Obama will continue to
promote paycheck equity and close the wage gap between men and women.
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