Did your senators vote for a blank check?
Did your representative vote for a blank check?
It's time that we sent a clear message to the Democrats. You are not against the war if you vote to fund it. The time has come for us to declare our independence from the corporate duopoly and go Green. If we continue voting for Democrats, they think that it is ok for them to keep doing what they are doing. I don't care if you write to them, email them, call them, because at the end of the day, if you vote for them, that is what they care about. (A perfect example is Dianne Feinstein).
This is the land of the free and home of the brave and yet, our government is taking away our freedom and our country is full of voters who are intimidated by the two corporate parties. Be the change you want to see.
2007/12/03
Moms get paid less than other women
Hi everyone!
I just signed a petition to support equal pay for equal work, and I hope you will too. This past July, MomsRising members took action when the U.S. Supreme Court made a decision on Ledbetter vs. Goodyear which significantly set back women's rights to equal pay for equal work. At that time MomsRising members emailed over 18,000 letters to Congress demanding that all of us have protection from discrimination at work. Yes, sadly in these modern times we're still fighting for equality.
With these efforts, we're halfway to fixing this setback. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007, but now it's stalled in the U.S. Senate.
Your efforts now can help push this important Fair Pay Act to a win.
Take Action: http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1768/signUp.jsp?key=2905
MomsRising members across the nation will be delivering the signed petition in the coming months directly to U.S. Senators at constituent meetings in local communities. Help us send a strong message by giving our Mom Ambassadors a thick stack of petition signatures to deliver.
So please sign on, and then pass on. The more signatures we have, the more our voices will be heard.
Many assume that equal pay for equal work is the norm these days. Sadly it's just not true. In fact, a new 2007 study shows this unequal treatment often starts in the hiring process. This study found that mothers are 79 percent less likely to be hired than non-mothers with the same resumes! Another study found that mothers are taken off the "management track" with fewer late days than non-mothers. Workplace discrimination also shows in pay gaps: Studies show that women without children make 90 cents to a man's dollar, mothers make 73 cents, and single mothers make only about 60 cents to a man's dollar.
These studies show a pattern of consistent discrimination against mothers at work, yet the recent Supreme Court ruling, Ledbetter vs. Goodyear, dramatically limits employee's ability to challenge discrimination. It's time to turn this trend around.
Join us in making that happen: http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1768/signUp.jsp?key=2905
PS. Please send this to your contacts, especially if they are mothers, would like to be a mom someday, and/or love their moms.
I just signed a petition to support equal pay for equal work, and I hope you will too. This past July, MomsRising members took action when the U.S. Supreme Court made a decision on Ledbetter vs. Goodyear which significantly set back women's rights to equal pay for equal work. At that time MomsRising members emailed over 18,000 letters to Congress demanding that all of us have protection from discrimination at work. Yes, sadly in these modern times we're still fighting for equality.
With these efforts, we're halfway to fixing this setback. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007, but now it's stalled in the U.S. Senate.
Your efforts now can help push this important Fair Pay Act to a win.
Take Action: http://salsa.democracyinac
MomsRising members across the nation will be delivering the signed petition in the coming months directly to U.S. Senators at constituent meetings in local communities. Help us send a strong message by giving our Mom Ambassadors a thick stack of petition signatures to deliver.
So please sign on, and then pass on. The more signatures we have, the more our voices will be heard.
Many assume that equal pay for equal work is the norm these days. Sadly it's just not true. In fact, a new 2007 study shows this unequal treatment often starts in the hiring process. This study found that mothers are 79 percent less likely to be hired than non-mothers with the same resumes! Another study found that mothers are taken off the "management track" with fewer late days than non-mothers. Workplace discrimination also shows in pay gaps: Studies show that women without children make 90 cents to a man's dollar, mothers make 73 cents, and single mothers make only about 60 cents to a man's dollar.
These studies show a pattern of consistent discrimination against mothers at work, yet the recent Supreme Court ruling, Ledbetter vs. Goodyear, dramatically limits employee's ability to challenge discrimination. It's time to turn this trend around.
Join us in making that happen: http://salsa.democracyinac
PS. Please send this to your contacts, especially if they are mothers, would like to be a mom someday, and/or love their moms.
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