on.msnbc/1scn24Q Tennessee Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander is worried that the Paycheck Fairness Act – a bill designed to ensure equal pay – will hurt men. Alexander asked during a Senate hearing. “Because this law is not just about women – it’s about men and women.” Under the status quo, women receive unequal pay for equal work – for every dollar a man makes, a woman makes 77 cents. Alexander isn’t just opposed to a legislation intended to address wage discrimination, he also wants to know what men will get out of it? The answer isn’t complicated: men will get a more just society for all. Isn’t that enough? Two weeks ago, Cari Christman, the executive director of a political action committee for Texas Republican women, got the ball rolling when she struggled to explain her party’s opposition to pay-equity laws. She said women don’t need measures like the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, in part because “ women are extremely busy .” Soon after, Beth Cubriel, the executive director of the Texas Republican Party, said women are to blame for receiving unequal pay for equal work. She argued that if women “ become better negotiators,” the problem will take care of itself. What sickens me is that these people dont even feel they have to pretend to have principles.
Posted on: Thu, 03 Apr 2014 14:01:40 +0000
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