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Gender gap in White House pay draws scrutiny.
Posted on 4/8/14 at 1:21 am
Posted on 4/8/14 at 1:21 am
Anybody on the left care about this?
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WASHINGTON — President Obama on Tuesday will call attention to what he has said is an “embarrassment” in America: the fact that women make, on average, only 77 cents for every dollar that a man earns.
But critics of the administration are eager to turn the tables and note that Mr. Obama’s White House fares only slightly better. A study released in January showed that female White House staff members make on average 88 cents for every dollar a male staff member earns.
The dueling statistics reveal the political sensitivities around a set of gender-related issues that could be critical in the midterm elections this fall. Those include pay equity, family leave, preschool and child care.
Even as Mr. Obama seeks to make an issue of the gender gap in compensation across the country, however, his own hiring is facing some scrutiny. The recent study, by the conservative American Enterprise Institute, showed that the median annual salary for women in the White House last year was $65,000, while the median annual salary for men was $73,729. The study was based on White House salary data.
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Posted on 4/8/14 at 1:23 am to L.A.
Women's salary deficits can be offset by free covers and ladies' night drink specials.
Posted on 4/8/14 at 1:25 am to L.A.
Looks like Valerie Jarrett is gunning for a raise.
Posted on 4/8/14 at 1:29 am to L.A.
My aunt is a big time Liberal and she brings up the "gender pay gap" a lot and how Republicans are to blame. I told her about the "pay gap" in Obama's admin. Her first reaction was "well, what jobs to they have and how many hours do they work?"
Intellectual honesty means absolutely nothing to Liberals.
Intellectual honesty means absolutely nothing to Liberals.
Posted on 4/8/14 at 1:54 am to stuntman
quote:She could work for Obama. She'd fit right in.
My aunt is a big time Liberal and she brings up the "gender pay gap" a lot and how Republicans are to blame. I told her about the "pay gap" in Obama's admin. Her first reaction was "well, what jobs to they have and how many hours do they work?"
Of course it would have to be for 70% of what the men in the White House are making.
Posted on 4/8/14 at 6:13 am to L.A.
Dems are setting the stage for hillarys platform. Fair gender pay and working on the womans vote.
Posted on 4/8/14 at 6:25 am to Alahunter
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Dems are setting the stage for hillarys platform. Fair gender pay and working on the womans vote.
Why the frick not, it'll work.
Posted on 4/8/14 at 6:34 am to L.A.
I was dreading the upcoming mid-term elections until I saw this on CNN this morning:
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Joe Biden ? @JoeBiden
Dusting off the Twitter handle for a big midterm election year. Let's get to it, folks! –Joe
Posted on 4/8/14 at 7:17 am to C
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Joe Biden ? @JoeBiden Dusting off the Twitter handle for a big midterm election year. Let's get to it, folks! –Joe
Posted on 4/8/14 at 7:27 am to L.A.
Who hates women more: Obama or binders?
Posted on 4/8/14 at 8:19 am to L.A.
What's interesting about this is that the staffers hold similar jobs and the women are paid less.
In the nationwide job market that is not the case as many careers women seek are just typically lower pay than the careers men seek.
I'd like to see a study of the average pay of a woman nurse to a man nurse, woman district manager of mcdonalds to a man district manager, etc. I bet it's closer than the white house' staffers pay is. My Girlfriends parents work in the same field for a company and make similar pay
In the nationwide job market that is not the case as many careers women seek are just typically lower pay than the careers men seek.
I'd like to see a study of the average pay of a woman nurse to a man nurse, woman district manager of mcdonalds to a man district manager, etc. I bet it's closer than the white house' staffers pay is. My Girlfriends parents work in the same field for a company and make similar pay
Posted on 4/8/14 at 8:24 am to L.A.
Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer says.. you don't have to worry about gender gap pay with me!
Oh.. but wait..
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To play off “Equal Pay Day” on Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has scheduled a show vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act, which shifts the burden to employers to prove pay discrepancies are not related to gender.
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But Mr. Schumer, Mr. Reid and the others in the Senate Democratic leadership — Majority Whip Dick Durbin and Conference Secretary Patty Murray — are hypocritical in saying they want women to have equal seniority and pay.
Not one of them has a female chief of staff or communications director, the person spearheading this week’s publicity stunts. Mr. Reid’s spokesman, Adam Jentleson, did not respond to a request for comment.
Ms. Murray is the only woman on either side in leadership, but she’s also in the lowest-ranking position. The Washington Democrat tweeted Monday: “50+ yrs since JFK signed #EqualPay Act women still earn just 77¢ to every $1 men make.” Yet her top adviser and the communicator for this message are men.
One female Senate Republican aide told me that, “It’s a bit ironic that the male-dominated Senate Democrat leadership communications staff is trying to tell American women what they need to get ahead in the workplace.”
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Posted on 4/8/14 at 8:30 am to L.A.
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WASHINGTON — President Obama on Tuesday will call attention to what he has said is an “embarrassment” in America: the fact that women make, on average, only 77 cents for every dollar that a man earns.
But critics of the administration are eager to turn the tables and note that Mr. Obama’s White House fares only slightly better. A study released in January showed that female White House staff members make on average 88 cents for every dollar a male staff member earns.
That's only "slightly" better? 88 is nearly halfway from 77 to 100! That kind stretches the definition of the word "slightly" doesn't it?
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Posted on 4/8/14 at 8:32 am to Alahunter
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Dems are setting the stage for hillarys platform.
absolutely. have been for over a year
Posted on 4/8/14 at 8:51 am to deltaland
They will point out that male nurse on average will make 20% higher earnings, but omit that it is because male nurse more often obtain specialized certification that skews that stat greatly. Men are 9% of all nurses, but 43% of nurse anesthesiologists
Posted on 4/8/14 at 9:11 am to L.A.
I discovered the biggest discrepancy in gender pay. Professional basketball. The men make 10 million dollars a year. The women are making 50K a year. They are doing the exact same job... playing pro basketball.
Posted on 4/8/14 at 9:14 am to SpidermanTUba
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That's only "slightly" better? 88 is nearly halfway from 77 to 100! That kind stretches the definition of the word "slightly" doesn't it?
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since JFK signed #EqualPay Act women still earn just 77¢ to every $1 men make
My math sucks. Its not an equal pay for equal jobs issue. Its just that more men are in higher positions. Little misleading.
This post was edited on 4/8/14 at 9:18 am
Posted on 4/8/14 at 9:31 am to Zach
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I discovered the biggest discrepancy in gender pay. Professional basketball. The men make 10 million dollars a year. The women are making 50K a year. They are doing the exact same job... playing pro basketball.
Average salaries are actually 5.15 million vs 72,000
The gap is closing!
In the TV judge category its probably reversed. Judge Judy makes 47 mil a year.
This post was edited on 4/8/14 at 9:33 am
Posted on 4/8/14 at 9:35 am to SpidermanTUba
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Judge Judy makes 47 mil a year.
Posted on 4/8/14 at 9:41 am to SpidermanTUba
quote:Good Lord, is there ANYTHING Obama does that you wont shill for, make excuses for, or try to spin?
That's only "slightly" better? 88 is nearly halfway from 77 to 100! That kind stretches the definition of the word "slightly" doesn't it?
Why aren't the women making 100% of what the men in the White House make? Why is anything less than that acceptable?
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