Equal Pay Quotes

64 quotes by 50 authors

We need to stop buying into the myth about gender equality. It isn't a reality yet. Today, women make up half of the U.S. workforce,… — Beyonce Knowles
Equal pay is not yet equal. A woman makes 77 cents on a dollar and women of color make 67 cents... We feel so passionately… — Hillary Clinton
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
The reality is that if we do nothing it will take 75 years, or for me to be nearly a hundred before women can expect… — Emma Watson
A man is still likely to earn more money than a woman, even one doing the same job. You have a far better chance of… — Daniel Craig
While much remains to be done to achieve full equality of economic opportunity-for the average woman worker earns only 60 percent of the average wage… — John F. Kennedy
Our economy today depends upon women in the labor force. One out of three workers is a woman. Today, there are almost 25 million women… — John F. Kennedy
It is extremely important that adequate provision be made for reasonable levels of income to them, for the care of the children which they must… — John F. Kennedy
The lower the family income, the higher the probability that the mother must work. Today, 1 out of 5 of these working mothers has children… — John F. Kennedy
It is for these reasons that I believe we must expand day-care centers and provide other assistance which I have recommended to the Congress. At… — John F. Kennedy
I am glad that Congress has recently authorized $800,000 to State welfare agencies to expand their day-care services during the remainder of this fiscal year.… — John F. Kennedy
We also need the provisions in the tax bill that will permit working mothers to increase the deduction from income tax liability for costs incurred… — John F. Kennedy
I am grateful to those Members of Congress who worked so diligently to guide the Equal Pay Act through. It is a first step. It… — John F. Kennedy
We have some of the most influential Members of Congress here today, and I do hope that we can get this appropriation for these day-care… — John F. Kennedy
It's one thing to work women into your talking points. It's another to tell them how you are going to educate their kids, how you… — Stephanie Cutter
I don't see why ogling same-sex kissing should be the exclusive domain of frat boys whacking off to lesbian action, that's so sexist. Feminism should… — Rachel Cohn
Some people are surprised that the Republicans are waging a war on women, or that they voted against equal pay for women. I'm not surprised… — Jane Fonda
My own mother always taught me that fairness was a family value - I think equal pay is about fairness for everyone. — Michael M. Honda
Equal pay isn't just a women's issue; when women get equal pay, their family incomes rise and the whole family benefits. — Michael M. Honda
What some men don't understand is that by opposing policies to reduce violence, promote equal pay and universal healthcare and voting to limit access to… — Madeleine M. Kunin

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