Archive for September, 2010
you asked…
In: Charlotte Warren|Equal Pay|Fair Pay|Maine Women's Lobby|She Decides
29 Sep 2010… and, they answered. Where do your candidates stand on the SheDecides Pocketbook agenda? The SheDecides action team showed up at the candidate forum today to pitch this very question to their candidates. This crew of women took 77 steps – signifying the difference in earnings between men and women – and to ask their [...]
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Hear from Presidential adviser, Valerie Jarrett, on the wage gap: America first put an equal-pay law on the books in 1963, when women earned 59 cents for every dollar earned by a man. While this legislation was landmark at the time, its core provisions require updating if it is to fulfill its promise. Nearly 50 [...]
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- Tags: Valerie Jarrett
tick tock
In: Equal Pay|Fair Pay|Maine Women's Lobby|Olympia Snowe|Susan Collins
15 Sep 2010…the clock is ticking. The U.S. Senate is back in session, and the clock is ticking for fair pay. With three weeks remaining to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act, we need our Senators to act – which means they need to hear from us today! Call your Senator at 1-877-667-6650 and ask them to pass [...]
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- Tags: Equal Pay, Fair Pay, Gender equality, Paycheck fairness, Paycheck Fairness Act
This Just in – Public Policies Protect
In: Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine|BPA|safe cosmetics
14 Sep 2010“Consumers see fewer pieces of lead-containing jewelry – both cheap and expensive- in stores after California legislation is implemented” Researchers note a huge drop – from 50% down to 4% of jewelry containing lead. Lead interrupts brain development, memory and learning in young children. Fortunately, California has taken action to reduce exposure. Maine’s Kids Safe [...]
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- Tags: Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine, BEP, BPA, California, Kids Safe Products, lead, public policy
Smart.
In: Maine Women's Agenda|Maine Women's Lobby|She Decides|Women's Leadership
13 Sep 2010It’s September, and you know what that means… The temperature is dropping, and the election season is heating up! So, here’s a little update on your action with the SheDecides campaign. One word: awesome. Candidates have returned dozens of questionnaires. We’re learning how Maine candidates feel about the minimum wage, equal pay, family leave insurance, [...]
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Equal Pay for Equal work!
9 Sep 2010Women are not worth less! Read this piece co-authored by Maine Women’s Lobby Executive Director, Sarah Standiford and Charmen Goehring-Fox, president of AAUW Maine: Monday’s Labor Day holiday is about a lot more than parades and backyard barbecues. It’s about acknowledging America’s workers. And, what better way to honor workers and their families this year [...]
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Before you fire up that grill
3 Sep 2010Labor Day in Maine is about more than parades and backyard barbecues. It’s about honoring America’s workers. And, what better way to honor workers and their families than to guarantee equal pay for equal work? Women in the U.S. make only 77 cents, on average, for every dollar their male counterparts earn. Now more than [...]
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Dress Code: Fabulous
1 Sep 2010Are you ready to party? We are, too! And, October will be here before you know it (sorry, but it’s true). On October 6, our sister organization, the Maine Women’s Policy Center, is celebrating two decades of increasing opportunities for Maine women and girls with the Maine Women’s Gala and Auction. The gala will be [...]
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