Washington – U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for passage of legislation to outlaw gender-based pay discrimination.
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The New York Democrat says a recent study shows that unfairness even extends to nursing, where males are paid more than female counterparts.
The Journal of the American Medical Association study examined salary trends by gender from 1988 to 2008 from a national sample survey of registered nurses.
It shows males earning about $5,100 a year more on average, though females comprise most of the profession.
According to Schumer, on average, women in the U.S. make about 78 cents for every dollar made by men.
This is already illegal.
See http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/sex.cfm
Sex Discrimination & Work Situations
The law forbids discrimination when it comes to any aspect of employment, including hiring, firing, pay, job assignments, promotions, layoff, training, fringe benefits, and any other term or condition of employment.
Its such shtusim. For reasons I can’t spell out in a public forum, anyone who works in a corporation knows that most females get hired and promoted quicker than men for the same job and same pay. This all such a myth for democartes to get votes.