A Timely Reminder

The US' National Women's Law Center sent out a press release today calling us to action to support The Paycheck Fairness Act.

A bit of information to make the point clear:

American women who work full-time, year-round are paid only 77 cents for every dollar paid to their male counterparts. This gap in earnings translates into $10,622 less per year in female median earnings, leaving women and their families shortchanged. The wage gap is even more substantial when race and gender are considered together, with African-American women making only 61 cents, and Latinas only 52 cents, for every dollar earned by white, non-Hispanic men.

I don't think it needs many words from me to point out how this is a feminist issue.

Have at it, Shakers. o.oP

Tip of the CaitieCap to (I believe) Shaker Anitanola, via Liss.

Edit: I'd like to add a link that was left in the comments here; Shaker flioba gave us this one, and I'll use her words to include it:

The American Association of University Women and the National Partnership for Women and Families also teamed up and created factsheets for each state and DC - detailing the wage gap for each state and how much food, rent, mortgage payments and gallons of gas could be purchased for that money. Check it out here.