Ability Quote by Kirsten Gillibrand

Wage discrimination lasts forever. The disparity haunts women beyond their years in the labor force, impacting how much they save for retirement and ultimately…

— Letitia James

There is still nothing like equality for women in jobs, in family. There's just an awareness that inequality is not acceptable.

— Alix Kates Shulman

At a time when families are incredibly squeezed, it's essential that we provide a living wage for people who work hard and that women…

— Katie McGinty

If you look at the workforce and the way our laws work around so many issues, it's as if women are supposed to retrofit…

— Cecile Richards

Most families rely on two incomes to make ends meet, and when a woman earns less, we put working families at a huge disadvantage.

— Ann McLane Kuster

A small pay discrepancy between men's and women's salaries for the same job may seem inconsequential. But over the years, salary discrimination adds up…

— Madeleine M. Kunin

The real gender inequality in marriage stems from the tendency to regard women as the default parent, the one who, in the absence of…

— Stephanie Coontz

Women would be disproportionately affected by the privatization of social security. It is one of the most important safety nets for American women in…

— Barbara Mikulski

The historical weight of gender inequality has tended to concentrate women in lower-paid jobs with fewer benefits and at the same time made them…

— Stephanie Coontz

In addition to being an economic security issue, the failure to pay women a salary that's equal to men for equal work is also…

— Kirsten Gillibrand

Equal pay isn't just a women's issue; when women get equal pay, their family incomes rise and the whole family benefits.

— Anonymous

First, women are more likely to live in poverty during their retirement years than are men.

— Ginny Brown-Waite