Equal pay Quotes · Page 3

We need to make equal pay and equal opportunity for women and girls a reality so women's rights are human rights once…

— Hillary Clinton

I think the BBC has come a long way in equal pay. I think it's come the furthest of all in the…

— Fiona Bruce

I'm willing to fight for Social Security, Medicare, student loans, U.S. jobs, equal pay, progressive taxation and full employment.

— Alan Grayson

I think we should have equal work for equal pay for women all over the world.

— Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

Making sure women get equal pay for equal work remains one of my top priorities.

— Jan Schakowsky

If you're earning equal pay to a man, you get respect. It shouldn't be that way, but it is.

— Diana Rigg

I don't think there's any country that has equal pay, not even Sweden or Iceland.

— Gloria Steinem

Hillary Clinton wants to push for equal pay and for paid family leave and for better and cheaper childcare.

— Natalie Portman

“They are boiling with the pressured energy of explosive forces confined in a small space, and with the fervor of all religious…

— Margaret Atwood

I can walk into meetings now and ask for equal pay, and the people will listen to me. They may not give…

— Andrea Riseborough

I think that in a country as successful as ours, we still have a long way to go in terms of parity…

— Valerie Jarrett

We, the women of the Senate, with President Obama by our side, will keep fighting - our shoulders square, our lipstick on…

— Barbara Mikulski

Now is the time to keep the promise of equal pay for an equal day's work, because I want my daughters to…

— Barack Obama

There's nothing more mainstream than equal pay for equal work. I mean, it's completely obvious that's what feminism should be for, and…

— Joanna Coles

Today there are people trying to take away rights that our mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers fought for: our right to vote, our…

— Kerry Washington

We sought justice because equal pay for equal work is an American value. That fight took me ten years. It took me…

— Lilly Ledbetter

A man is still likely to earn more money than a woman, even one doing the same job. You have a far…

— Daniel Craig

“And though often forgotten, the more radical wing of the second-wave feminist movement also argued for fundamental challenges to the free market…

— Naomi Klein

“The strain of engaging emotionally with all that misery was exhausting. The kindness and hard work of the care assistants here was…

— Polly Toynbee

I am the dictionary definition of feminist in that I believe women are equal to men. People sometimes use the word for…

— Kelly Osbourne

“In 1970, American women were paid 59 cents for every dollar their male counterparts made. By 2010, women had protested, fought, and…

— Sheryl Sandberg

The concept of equal pay for equal work is not only an impossible task, it can only be accomplished with the total…

— Ron Paul

In order to build a great socialist society it is of the utmost importance to arouse the broad masses of women to…

— Mao Zedong

We also need the provisions in the tax bill that will permit working mothers to increase the deduction from income tax liability…

— John F. Kennedy

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

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

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

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

— Sheryl Sandberg

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

— Ingrid Weir

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

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

— Brian Kilmeade

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

— Keeley Hazell

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

— Phyllis Schlafly

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

— Barack Obama

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

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

— Stephen Moore