Civil service Quote by James T. Patterson

President Kennedy understood the importance of equal pay for equal work and signed historic legislation that gave women around the country hope that one…

— Rosa DeLauro

Since President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act in 1963, the gap between men and women's earnings has narrowed by less than a half-cent…

— Jackie Speier

It's amazing to me that, in the 42 years since President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law, women today still receive fewer…

— Mike Honda

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

— Anonymous

“In 1963 activists demanding racial justice forced President Kennedy to come out for civil rights legislation. Within a year and a half of Kennedy's…

— James T. Patterson

Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act to ensure fair pay for women in the workplace. In addition, he succeeded in getting a…

— Kitty Kelley

“Most important, Kennedy's commission encouraged women activists on both the state and federal levels to develop networks and to talk seriously about curbing long-standing…

— James T. Patterson

The principle behind the Equal Pay Act is that if an individual woman finds a man doing similar work and being paid more she…

— Emily Thornberry

Women should have equal pay for equal work and they should be considered equally eligible to the offices of principal and superintendent, professor and…

— Susan B. Anthony

We have required under law for years that men and women get paid equal money for equal work. But we've faced challenges enforcing that…

— Lois Frankel

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

— Hillary Clinton

And I spoke out on women's rights, like equal pay for equal work.

— Karen Morley