Equal pay Quotes · Page 3

We have to make the economy fairer. That starts with raising the national minimum wage and also guarantee, finally, equal pay for…

— Hillary Clinton

There was no equal pay law when I started working. I was no different to any other woman in any other job…

— Kate Adie

Ultimately, we need to grow the women's game. That's the biggest issue; it always has been. Then you can talk about equal…

— Fran Kirby

The raw wage gap number is not a measure of equal pay for equal work. It is a comparison of averages.

— Nancy Mace

I don't believe that everybody should be paid the same. I believe in equal pay for equal work.

— Phyllis Schlafly

With the depth of the women's game, the entertainment it gives, and the work we put into it, I think equal pay…

— Caroline Wozniacki

Women can't wait for equal pay. And I won't stop fighting to address this inequality.

— Barack Obama

The women tennis pros don't really want equal pay for equal work. They want equal pay for inferior work.

— Stephen Moore

Politicians talk about wage equality, but my father has made it a practice at his company throughout his entire career. He will…

— Ivanka Trump

Fairness is not just about getting equal pay for equal work (though it is that too!) - it's about taking bold and…

— Deb Haaland

Plain and simple, Congress must act to meet the needs of our constituents. We can do that by strengthening families, increasing the…

— Paul Tonko

From the Equal Pay Act to the Sex Discrimination Act and the Equality Act through to the minimum wage and Sure Start,…

— Rachel Reeves

All the evidence shows very clearly that if you are a member of a trade union you are likely to get better…

— Frances O'Grady

I am grateful to those Members of Congress who worked so diligently to guide the Equal Pay Act through. It is a…

— John F. Kennedy

Congress must continue to fight for policies like equal pay and paid family leave to ensure all women have a fair shot…

— Ben Ray Lujan

Instituting equal pay is especially important because families in our country increasingly rely on women's wages to make ends meet. When women…

— Jan Schakowsky

Women don't want equal treatment, they couldn't handle it if they got it. It's a tough world out there. What a lot…

— Katie Hopkins

The legacy of women's war work is our present post-industrial employment structure. It was the war that created the demand for a…

— Linda Grant

I was born in Chicago, but I was raised in a town called Jackson, Tennessee. And a lot of these changes that…

— Gil Scott-Heron

I am a fierce advocate for the economic empowerment of all women. In the Congress, I am one of the leaders of…

— Jan Schakowsky

It is for these reasons that I believe we must expand day-care centers and provide other assistance which I have recommended to…

— John F. Kennedy

We need to roll back precarious employment models. Temporary and limited contracts were initially seen as a way of introducing more flexibility…

— Martin Schulz

“My father despises cats. He believes them to be Democrats. He considers them to be little mean hillary clintons covered all over…

— Patricia Lockwood

Here at home, President Obama early on made the connection between growth and economic opportunity for women. In the depths of our…

— Lael Brainard

I had a really honest conversation with my husband about equal pay because we met on a movie where he was paid…

— Kaya Scodelario

Enable every woman who can work to take her place on the labour front, under the principle of equal pay for equal…

— Anonymous

There are people out there every day really fighting the fight for equal rights, equal pay, equal treatment. They're inspiring.

— Amy Landecker

[Donald Trump ] who has said women don't deserve equal pay unless they do as good a job as men.

— Hillary Clinton

As a kid, I dreamed of a knight in shining armor coming to rescue me. Now, I just dream of equal pay…

— Ingrid Weir

“As activist Marlo Thomas wryly joked on Equal Pay Day 2011, “Forty years and eighteen cents. A dozen eggs have gone up…

— Sheryl Sandberg

We can afford to pay workers fairly, and it is the right thing to do. We also need equal pay for equal…

— Jan Schakowsky

If you say, I'm for equal pay, that's a reform. But if you say. I'm a feminist, that's a transformation of society.

— Gloria Steinem

I think I am a feminist in that I believe in equal pay between men and women.

— Keeley Hazell

Let the politicians debate equal pay and pursue the folly of a war on women in America.

— Brian Kilmeade

Our evenly matched rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness require an equal paycheck.

— Letitia James

Employers must make far-reaching changes to employment terms and conditions for women: Equal pay for equal, decent work.

— Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

Far too many women are hesitant, and remain trapped in jobs for which they are over-qualified or paid beneath their worth.

— Janet Street-Porter

Legislation to apply the principle of equal pay for equal work without discrimination because of sex is a matter of simple justice

— Anonymous

We must ensure not only that everyone receives equal pay for equal work, but that they have the opportunity to do equal…

— Satya Nadella

[During] the passage of the Lilly Ledbetter [Fair Pay Act], equal pay for equal work, the women led that fight.

— Barbara Mikulski