Childers said the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would add procedural protection to existing federal law to help ensure gender income equality, is needed more in Mississippi than any other state. On average, the Childers campaign said Mississippi women make $11,000 annually less than male workers. Senate Republicans voted down the proposal Monday as they have on other occasions. Cochran, who is seeking his seventh term in the U.S. Senate this November and is heavily favored against Childers, has been a consistent opponent of the legislation. …He said the issue of equal pay is not only a women’s issue, but also a family issue. “When it comes to putting groceries on the table, a mother’s money counts just as much as a father’s,” the Democratic challenger said. “A woman pays the same price for a gallon of milk, a loaf of bread and a tank of gas as a man does.”
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 20:46:56 +0000
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