Sandy Restrepo, a local attorney, testifies to the Washington State House Labor Committee in favor of the Equal Pay Opportunity Act (HB 1646), February 2, 2015: Hello my name is Sandy Restrepo and I’m here today to testify in support of HB 1646, the Equal Pay Opportunity Act. As a mother, Latina and now lawyer, I haveContinue reading ““Unequal pay isn’t rare – it’s common and prevalent in all job sectors” [VIDEO]”
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We still don’t ‘get’ women as equals
By Seattle Times Staff Columnist Jerry Large Seeing women as full people is kind of a new thing, I mean it must be, because we continue to have trouble making that leap. And when I say we, I don’t just mean men, I mean women, too. The persistence of domestic violence, pay gaps, and exploitive orContinue reading “We still don’t ‘get’ women as equals”
When it comes to the pay gap, women don’t have a choice
This week the Census Bureau confirmed what many working women already experience: the gender wage gap isn’t closing – it’s stuck. Stagnant. While the gap between men’s and women’s earnings did narrow slightly in 2013, with women earning 78 cents for every dollar compared to 76.5 cents a year earlier, it has remained virtually unchanged sinceContinue reading “When it comes to the pay gap, women don’t have a choice”
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