In the US, women secured the right to vote 1920 with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the federal Constitution prohibiting state and federal agencies from gender-based restrictions on voting.  However, that amendment did not protect them from being discriminated against at every level of the American work-force.  Unfair gender discrimination happens all the time in our economy and across many disciplines.

Unfair pay means all women lose. All women -- rich and poor, whatever their race or color or native language -- are being cheated by wage inequity. Gender discrimination is far more entrenched in the American economy than most people realize. And it won't stop unless, we do something about it today.

Every day women must prove to American employers that they will not accept the depth and breadth of wage discrimination within their own work-places. By chipping away at one deeply embedded form of discrimination, it is possible that we can also tear down bigotry and bias based on race, religion, gender orientation, age, and physical ability.

 I believe that we are able to transform America into a society where each person is valued and respected equally.

Urge your representatives to work towards ending wage inequity and gender discrimination in the work-place.  There is no reason why a man should be paid more than a woman for doing the same job.