In response to the troubling statistic that women earn just 79 cents to every dollar a man earns, a New Hampshire restaurant called The Works is only charging women 79 cents to the dollar, or 79% of their total bills. “And the last time I checked, there’s no discount for being a woman – groceries don’t cost less for us.” said Clinton. “The poverty rate for families headed by single women is 37.5% – more than nine times the rate of poverty for married couples”.
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Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) also joined the panel to discuss the Joint Economic Committee’s report on the gender wage gap and the recent wage-discrimination complaint filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by members of the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team. “You have more pay parity in today’s world when you start to work, which is why so many young women don’t see this as a problem, because they’re getting equal pay”, she said. But they have one important difference: One of these workers is a man, and the other is a woman.
Journalist David Cay Johnston was scheduled to speak at the Perkins Mansion Tuesday night as part of the local Equal Pay Day events. Hogan also mentions that women made 99.7 cents for every $1 a man made a year and a half ago.
Sallie Krawcheck rose to become one of Wall Street’s most powerful women before being forced out. Men are more likely to sacrifice their happiness at work if the job brings home enough money to provide for their families.
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Women in Monroe County earn $41,129, with their male counterparts taking home $50,641 annually, according to estimates from the U.S. Census’ American Community Survey. “That apprehension or that fear of negotiating by women actually costs them in real dollars”, she said. But the reasons why women work fewer hours and lower-paying jobs often lead back to unequal caregiving responsibilities and gendered socialization that funnels women into certain career paths. “And those industries, I would say, are feminized industries, you could say”. “Are these two employees are they doing the same job?”
