Posts Tagged ‘Equal Pay’

Step Up, Man. Step Up and Change the Law

In: Congressman Michaud|Congresswoman Pingree|Discrimination|Equal Pay|Fair Pay|Maine Women's Lobby|Olympia Snowe|Susan Collins

21 Jul 2010

Vice President Biden didn’t mince words when he called upon reticent Senators to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act yesterday.  Official after official headlined the Middle Class Task foroce event, calling for an end to pay discrimination.  The Administration is in our corner on this — the House has already passed the bill, thanks to Representative [...]

Maine Equal Pay Day

In: Equal Pay|Women's Leadership

6 Apr 2010

Each year in April we celebrate Equal Pay Day. This day in April indicates how far into each year a woman must work to earn as much as men did the previous year. Nationally this day is observed on April 19th, but in Maine, in line with Maine’s wage gap we observe the day the [...]

The Maine Women's Policy Center Brings Lilly Ledbetter to Maine!

In: Equal Pay|Fair Pay|Labor|Maine Women's Policy Center

31 Mar 2010

Some of us in a photo with Lilly after her inspiring speech! Stay tuned for more on Lilly’s visit later this week.

The women of the Maine Women's Lobby reflect on the 124th

In: Charlotte Warren|Civil Rights|Discrimination|Equal Pay|Events|Fair Pay|Family Caregiver Protection|Family Responsibilities Discrimination|Gay Marriage|Girls' Day|Governor Baldacci|Hannah Pingree|Laura Harper|Maine State House|Maine Women's Lobby|Maine Women's Policy Center|Marriage Equality|Obama|Paid sick days|Press Link|Sarah Standiford|Speaker of the House

24 Jun 2009

Last week, the Village Soup posted an article featuring reflections on the 124th session from capital-area legislators. Their reflections are really interesting – and got me wondering what others thought. So, I started asking around … and here are some reflections from the women of the Maine Women’s Lobby: Here’s what Laura had to say: [...]

dollars to donuts

In: Uncategorized

19 Jun 2009

(Yeah, I can’t explain the donuts reference except that I’m hungry, and I mentioned bagels last week – figure I better give donuts their proper due.) Anyway, I’m pretty psyched about a recent editorial by the Bangor Daily News called “Equal Pay Helps All.” “The fact that women in the same job make only 78 [...]

Calling on Maine Senators to "Tweak the Bill"

In: Equal Pay|Fair Pay|Labor|Olympia Snowe|Press Link|Susan Collins

1 May 2009

Senators Snowe and Collins will have an opportunity to make some changes to the Paycheck Fairness Act which will come before the United States Senate soon. According to an editorial by the Portland Press Herald, the bill could use a little tweaking. They state, “Overall, putting more teeth into requirements that employers pay women fairly [...]

Equal Pay is still Far Away

In: Equal Pay|Fair Pay|Labor

1 May 2009

AAUW posted a round up of all the media covering the 2009 equal pay day. It is really worth checking out!

Equal Pay Day Number TWO

In: Equal Pay|Events|Olympia Snowe|Susan Collins|Uncategorized

24 Apr 2009

Maine stands out cause we have our OWN Equal Pay Day. By statute – yes the Lobby had a little something to do with this - celebrated each year on the first Tuesday in April. Now, we get to celebrate again (ok, celebrate is the wrong word, since we’re essentially talking about how long into the [...]

The New New Deal: Building an Economy That Works for All of Us

In: Labor

14 Apr 2009

Join the Maine Women’s Lobby at The New New Deal: Building an Economy That Works for All of Us Saturday, May 2nd, 8:30 am – 3:00 PM The University of Maine Hutchinson Center Route 3, Belfast Join us for a conference exploring ways to strengthen our economy and create a better life for all. You [...]


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