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Ledbetter vs GoodyearDear MomsRising member, This past July we alerted you to the U.S. Supreme Court decision on Ledbetter vs. Goodyear which significantly set back women's rights to equal pay for equal work. MomsRising members took action by emailing over 18,000 letters to Congress demanding that all of us have protection from discrimination at work. Yes, sadly in these modern times we're still fighting for equality. With your efforts, we're halfway to fixing this setback. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007, but now it's stalled in the U.S. Senate. Your efforts now can help push this important Fair Pay Act to a win. Take Action: http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1768/signUp.jsp?key=2905 MomsRising members across the nation will be delivering the signed petition in the coming months directly to U.S. Senators at constituent meetings in local communities. Help us send a strong message by giving our Mom Ambassadors a thick stack of petition signatures to deliver. (After the holiday season we'll be asking you to help out with the petition delivery in your area, so stay tuned!) Many assume that equal pay for equal work is the norm these days. Sadly it's just not true. In fact, a new 2007 study shows this unequal treatment often starts in the hiring process. This study found that mothers are 79 percent less likely to be hired than non-mothers with the same resumes! Another study found that mothers are taken off the "management track" with fewer late days than non-mothers. Workplace discrimination also shows in pay gaps: Studies show that women without children make 90 cents to a man's dollar, mothers make 73 cents, and single mothers make only about 60 cents to a man's dollar. These studies show a pattern of consistent discrimination against mothers at work, yet the recent Supreme Court ruling, Ledbetter vs. Goodyear, dramatically limits employee's ability to challenge discrimination. It's time to turn this trend around. KEEP THE HEAT ON: The Supreme Court's ruling in Ledbetter vs. Goodyear that discrimination claims must be made within 180 days after the pay is set is a major setback in women's rights. In fact, the ruling also undermines an employee's ability to stop pay discrimination based on race, religion, and national origin, as well as gender. How many of us know what our co-workers make? Many employers forbid employees from discussing their pay, making it all the more difficult to discover pay discrimination within the short time frame now required by the Supreme Court. This is ridiculous! Tell Your U.S. Senators you need them to stand up for women (who also happen to be, ahem, 54% of the voting population)--and then invite your friends, family, and particularly the people you work with to join you. *Click here to take action: Make sure the U.S. Senate knows they need to pass the Fair Pay Act by forwarding this email to friends, family, book group, sports teams, and any other of your 500 favorite people! We all have a stake in making sure people are treated equally. Best - Kristin, Joan, Katie, Mary, Roz, Donna and the MomsRising Team P.S. Recent press about the Ledbetter decision: New York Times Ledbetter Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/30/us/30pay.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Washington Post Ledbetter Article: New York Times Ledbetter Editorial: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/31/opinion/31thu1.html LA Times Ledbetter Editorial: http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed- And, here's what some of our aligned organizations have to say about this issue: http://www.nwlc.org/display.cfm?section=employment and http://www.now.org/issues/economic/070530equalpay.html -Your donations make the work of MomsRising possible. To donate today on our new, secure website go to: -You have received this email because you are a supporter of MomsRising, if you would like to unsubscribe or to update that information click here: www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizationsORG/momsrising/unsubscribe.jsp.
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