Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Omaha Steve

(99,054 posts)
Sun Mar 8, 2015, 09:55 PM Mar 2015

Hillary Clinton urges action to achieve women's equality

Source: AP-Excite

By EDITH M. LEDERER

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Hillary Clinton, a likely U.S. presidential candidate, is urging the world to take action and address "the great unfinished business of the 21st century" — the achievement of equality for women that 189 nations called for at a groundbreaking U.N. conference 20 years ago.

Clinton came to the Beijing conference as the U.S. first lady and brought delegates to their feet in a keynote speech that inspired women around the world when she declared: "Human rights are women's rights and women's rights are human rights." In the introduction to a new report on the status of women in 2015, she recalled those words and said the latest data provides evidence that advancing the full participation of women and girls expands global prosperity and stability.

The report entitled "No Ceilings," to be released Monday, assesses the gains and gaps for women and girls since the 1995 conference and concludes that "there has never been a better time to be born female." But it says change has been far too slow when it comes to women's security, economic opportunity and leadership.

"I hope it serves as a wake-up call, and also as a call to action for us all," Clinton wrote. "Unlocking the potential of women and girls around the world is both the right thing to do and it is also the smart thing to do."

FULL story at link.



FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2015 file photo, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks to a crowd in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Clinton, a likely U.S. presidential candidate, is urging the world to take action and address


Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/b53463cf2f1b4b21ad96b684da279c93/hillary-clinton-urges-action-achieve-womens-equality



We KNOW how conservatives feel about women's rights.
12 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies

RufusTFirefly

(8,812 posts)
3. WaPo: Do the White House and Goldman Sachs’ gender pay gaps reflect discrimination?
Sun Mar 8, 2015, 10:12 PM
Mar 2015

Might be a good idea to start making changes close to home.


July 7, 2014

Do the White House and Goldman Sachs’ gender pay gaps reflect discrimination?

...

Three women who used to work at Goldman Sachs sued the firm four years ago, charging that the global investment banking, securities and investment management firm systematically favors male professionals over their female counterparts and alleging that Goldman pays its female professionals less than similarly situated male professionals even when they have the same titles and do the same job.

Women also may not get promoted fairly at Goldman. According to figures Goldman Sachs released in 2009, women made up 29 percent of the firm’s vice presidents and 17 percent of managing directors.

...

In addition to claiming that the firm has an “uncorrected culture of sexual harassment and assault,” last week’s court filing also claims that the firm discriminates against women in terms of their pay and promotion.


Do the White House and Goldman Sachs’ gender pay gaps reflect discrimination?

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
4. You seem to be wanting the subject and it is time to work on the women's issues, change a wrong
Sun Mar 8, 2015, 10:20 PM
Mar 2015

Which has been occurring long before there was a Goldman Sachs. It is also more important than your nipping Goldman Sachs. Women have been pushed in the corner too long.

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
5. Derp.
Sun Mar 8, 2015, 10:25 PM
Mar 2015
But, while the White House gender pay gap may be a public relations problem, unlike the pay gap across the country, where women make just 77 cents compared to men, the White House pay gap doesn’t seem to be due to discrimination.

Discriminating against women would be out of the president’s character. For example, President Obama has argued in favor of raising the minimum wage and taking other steps that would boost the income of women. He’s also appointed many women to his Cabinet — Hillary Rodham Clinton at State, Sylvia Mathews Burwell at Health and Human Services, and Sally Jewell at Interior, for example.

Thus, it’s hard to argue with White House spokeswoman, Jessica Santilla, when she says that “At the White House, we have equal pay for equal work.”

In fact, a close look at the White House salary data shows that there are as many women as men — there are eleven of each — at the top of the White House pay scale.

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
6. The pay differential is more complex than just comparing the pay to the women in an office
Sun Mar 8, 2015, 10:45 PM
Mar 2015

with that of the men in the same office.

Women lose seniority and end up with less impressive resumes when they take off time for childbearing and child-rearing.

Women in many social groups are encouraged to choose careers or do work that pays less than careers or work that men do.

Women tend to work where their husbands or families live, and that often means that they take jobs for which they are more than qualified, jobs that pay less, simply because they can't apply for better paying jobs in some other location.

Women still work for next-to or free in family businesses. The company may save on their payroll taxes while they are working. But the women end up with no Social Security and worse when they retire.

Women live longer than men in our culture (for the most part) and have to live on a fixed income, a limited pension or Social Security longer than their male counterparts.

A lot of the jobs that were traditionally filled by women like teaching, nursing, etc. pay less than jobs that require a comparable amount of education and are traditionally filled by men. So in fact women may not be doing the "exact same" work as men and that is an excuse for paying them a lot less than men with comparable skills, knowledge and responsibility.

What involves more responsibility? Teaching a third grade class with 35 students or managing a company with 35 employees? I'll go for teaching any day. The social responsibility and the personal responsibility to the children and the parents and society are greater than responsibility in a commercial enterprise of the same size.

greatlaurel

(2,004 posts)
7. No wonder the right wingers are freaking out about HRC. They do not want to give women equal pay.
Sun Mar 8, 2015, 10:53 PM
Mar 2015

Her work for women and girls around the world is impressive. Which is one of the many reasons the anti HRC forces hate her so much. The GOP are desperate to keep HRC out of the White House. Thanks for the post.

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
10. Kick and Rec, and why are there so few Recs==so little support ==for this Truth?
Sun Mar 8, 2015, 11:36 PM
Mar 2015

Are Women's Human Rights not considered a critical issue here at DU?

Does the DU populace have little respect for a woman publicly declaring that women need equality in the world?

Just why exactly is there such an apathetic response to a declaration demanding change for a population whose LIVES are threatened on a large scale--by social norms and by CONservative legislation?

Latest Discussions»Latest Breaking News»Hillary Clinton urges act...