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much as men in your office. and discrimination is not the only cause of pay inequities. but women are still underpaid. women only outearn men in three categories. bakers, wholesale -- it's hard to know if you're being undervalued. and the goal is to make sure that women can find out if they're being paid less. the actions govern federal government contractors. the idea is to use the government's influence as a customer. it could be up to a quarter of the entire work force. if you wanted to do that, you need a federal law. president obama is pushing for the paycheck fairness act. tomorrow, the senate is going to hold a vote on that bill, but it has scant republican support. the president still pushed today, and democrats are hoping that it will continue into the midterms. >> if republicans want to prove me wrong, if they want to show that they do care about women being paid the same as men, show me. they could start tomorrow. join me in the 21st century. >> let's start with what happened today. why is it importan
much as men in your office. and discrimination is not the only cause of pay inequities. but women are still underpaid. women only outearn men in three categories. bakers, wholesale -- it's hard to know if you're being undervalued. and the goal is to make sure that women can find out if they're being paid less. the actions govern federal government contractors. the idea is to use the government's influence as a customer. it could be up to a quarter of the entire work force. if you wanted to do...
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. >> i think the biggest statement we can make as men, not as black men, but as men, to stick together and show how strong we are of a group. >> as far as his immediate standing of the team he owns, sterling will not be attending the clippers playoff games in oakland. nick smith, abc7 news. >> this story is trending on twitter with hashtags like boycott clippers and clippers owner. magic johnson responded saying he will never go to a clippers game again as long as donald sterling is the owner. he also said he feels sorry for his friends, coach doc rivers and chris paul. kobe bryant tweeted, i could not play for him. a music person said sorry about his statement and sorry for people who have to work for him. this evening even president obama is speaking out, he's confident nba commissioner adam silver will address his remarks. the president was asked to comment during a press conference with malaysia's prime minister. >> i don't think i have to interpret those statements for you. they kind of speak for themselves. when ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance, you don't really h
. >> i think the biggest statement we can make as men, not as black men, but as men, to stick together and show how strong we are of a group. >> as far as his immediate standing of the team he owns, sterling will not be attending the clippers playoff games in oakland. nick smith, abc7 news. >> this story is trending on twitter with hashtags like boycott clippers and clippers owner. magic johnson responded saying he will never go to a clippers game again as long as donald...
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. >> the biggest statement we can make as men, not as black men, as men, is to stick together and sh strong we are of a group. reporter: sterling has been involved in several lawsuits over the year, several of which included accusation0s discrimination in 2009, he settled an agreement with the government about accusations he recused to rent property to blacks, latinos, and families with children. oakland, abc7 news. >>> magic johnson responded on twitter today saying he will never go to a clippers game again as lock as donald sterling is the oner. he also said he felt sorry for his friends, coach doc rivers and chris paul. jordan didn't comment on instagram. he did post this full-screen o just black. >> we have a link with the full recording on our web site. and the warriors take on the clippers in game four of the nba playoffs tomorrow afternoon at 12:30. right here on abc7. followed by "after at the game "0 "with live postgame interviews and highlights. >> we have a little more rain in the forecast. right now looking at the south beach cam, showing the water out there. certainly do
. >> the biggest statement we can make as men, not as black men, as men, is to stick together and sh strong we are of a group. reporter: sterling has been involved in several lawsuits over the year, several of which included accusation0s discrimination in 2009, he settled an agreement with the government about accusations he recused to rent property to blacks, latinos, and families with children. oakland, abc7 news. >>> magic johnson responded on twitter today saying he will...
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. >> the biggest statement we can make as men, not as black men, as men, is to stick together and show how strong we are of a group. reporter: sterling has been involved in several lawsuits over the year, several of which included accusation0s discrimination in 2009, he settled an agreement with the government about accusations he recused to rent property to blacks, latinos, and families with children. oakland, abc7 news. >>> magic johnson responded on twitter today saying he will never go to a clippers game again as lock as donald sterling is the oner. he also said he felt sorry for his friends, coach doc rivers and chris paul. jordan didn't comment on instagram. he did post this full-screen o just black. >> we have a link with the full recording on our web site. and the warriors take on the clippers in game four of the nba playoffs tomorrow afternoon at 12:30. right here on abc7. followed by "after at the game "0 "with live postgame interviews and highlights. >> we have a little more rain in the forecast. right now looking at the south beach cam, showing the water out there. certainl
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jumped on the president's push for equal pay today saying the white house doesn't pay women the same as men. what did you find out? >> reporter: it's interesting. it's the second day in a row the white house faced tough questions about this study suggesting that women make about 88 cents on the dollar against male salaries here at the white house. jay carney has pushed back by saying, you're looking at the median, that includes people on the lower end of the scale. but people at the medium and higher levels make the same amount of money for the same amount of work that a man would do. but it was turned around on jay carney today on the notion that, look, the president seeps citing this statistic, he did it again today, that there are studies showing that women by and large only make 77 cents on the dollar that a man makes.
jumped on the president's push for equal pay today saying the white house doesn't pay women the same as men. what did you find out? >> reporter: it's interesting. it's the second day in a row the white house faced tough questions about this study suggesting that women make about 88 cents on the dollar against male salaries here at the white house. jay carney has pushed back by saying, you're looking at the median, that includes people on the lower end of the scale. but people at the...
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-- not as black men but as men is to stick together as a group. it's easy to protest, but our protest will be in our play. a lot of times, coaches will never admit if there is a distraction. they say, no, we are playing the game. this is the one time he said, absolutely this is a distraction. he also was asked: do you feel comfortable coaching for an owner like this? he said, not today. >> i wonder if any time soon? >> absolutely. >> jess taft, thank you for joining us in sports. >>> coming up on al jazeera america, fighting for a job students are looking for any opportunity to make it in the corporate world. so a pastor is stepping any to help them get their foot in the door. >>> the unemployment rate for black teenagers in america is twice as high as it is for white kids. as brandon reports, one dallas pastor is trying to change that and set young black men up for a better future. >>> his weekends look like his week nights. >> the classes i am is ap pr ap pre cal, ap world history, spanish iv, ap physics >> unfortunately, good grades and tough c
-- not as black men but as men is to stick together as a group. it's easy to protest, but our protest will be in our play. a lot of times, coaches will never admit if there is a distraction. they say, no, we are playing the game. this is the one time he said, absolutely this is a distraction. he also was asked: do you feel comfortable coaching for an owner like this? he said, not today. >> i wonder if any time soon? >> absolutely. >> jess taft, thank you for joining us in...
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, not as black men is to stick together to show how strong we are as a group, not splinter, not walk. it's easy to protest. the protest will be in the play. >> the team was hoping for a different outcome in the game. the clippers took a pummelling losing by double digits. >> sterling's comments may shock many, some say this is nothing new and has been gunning on for years, and the question will be why his behaviour has been ignored for so long. >> just a reminder and you can always keep up to date with that story, and the other day's top stories in the news by going to the website. it's aljazeera.com. >>>. >>> hello. you are at the "listening post." the ongoing war in journalism in pakistan an the intelligence agency that stands accused of putting the media in crosshairs. eastern ukraine, getting abducted there is part of the risk
, not as black men is to stick together to show how strong we are as a group, not splinter, not walk. it's easy to protest. the protest will be in the play. >> the team was hoping for a different outcome in the game. the clippers took a pummelling losing by double digits. >> sterling's comments may shock many, some say this is nothing new and has been gunning on for years, and the question will be why his behaviour has been ignored for so long. >> just a reminder and you can...
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. >> the biggest statement we can make as men, not black men, but as men to stick together and show how strong we are as a group. >> reporter: sterling has been involved in several lawsuits, including acquisitions of discrimination. in 200 9 he agreed to pay to settle a case that said he refused to rent to blacks, latinos, and people with children. >> deciding how to move forward, the first big decision since taking over for david stern who led from 1984 to january of this year. this evening, silva talked about the comments. >> the audio recording posted by tmz is truly offensive and disturbing. i understand anger that would be naturally expressed overhearing a tape like this. i also believe, ultimately, the players and the rest of the nba family has confidence we'll deal with it appropriately. >> the warriors take on the clippers tomorrow afternoon at 12:30 followed with live post-game interviews and highlights. >>> we have a little bit of more rain coming in our forecast right now, looking at our tower cam in san francisco. there are some clouds looming above the bay in the dark. fran
. >> the biggest statement we can make as men, not black men, but as men to stick together and show how strong we are as a group. >> reporter: sterling has been involved in several lawsuits, including acquisitions of discrimination. in 200 9 he agreed to pay to settle a case that said he refused to rent to blacks, latinos, and people with children. >> deciding how to move forward, the first big decision since taking over for david stern who led from 1984 to january of this...
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i don't know why you would resist the idea that women should be paid the same as men. and then deny that it's not always happening out there. if republicans in congress want to prove me wrong, if they want to show that they do in fact care about women being paid the same as men, then show me. they can start tomorrow. they can join us in this, the 21st century, and vote yes on the paycheck fairness act. [applause] vote yes. if anybody is watching, listening, if you care about this issue, let your senators know where you stand. america deserves equal pay for equal work. this is not something we will achieve in one day. there will be a lot of stuff or need to do to close the pay gap. we have to make it possible for more women to enter high-paying fields let up until now have been dominated by men like engineering and computer science. women hold less than six percent of commercial patents. we need more parents, high school teachers, college professors and encouraging girls and women to study math and science. we need more businesses to make gender diversity a priority whe
i don't know why you would resist the idea that women should be paid the same as men. and then deny that it's not always happening out there. if republicans in congress want to prove me wrong, if they want to show that they do in fact care about women being paid the same as men, then show me. they can start tomorrow. they can join us in this, the 21st century, and vote yes on the paycheck fairness act. [applause] vote yes. if anybody is watching, listening, if you care about this issue, let...
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as my colleagues have pointed out, we mark equal pay day. women have to work until april 8 of this year just to earn what men did as of december 31st of last year. and passing the paycheck fairness act will move us one step closer to being able to commemorate equal pay day on december 31st each year for both men and women. and that is what we should be striving for. this year we're marking the 50's anniversary of the civil rights act and the war on poverty. we have come a long way but our efforts to form a more perfect but equal union must continue forward. when president kennedy signed the equal pay act into law in 1963, women were earning an average of 59 cents on the dollar compared to men. no matter how you slice it, median annual earnings, weekly earnings, by level of education or occupation, there is still a gender gap in pay today. the women's fund of rhode island just issued a report showing that gender discrimination in pay is even more striking for minority women. in rhode island, african-american women make 61 cents for every dollar that a white male makes. for la teefor latinas, it's 51 . this pa gender pay gap affects women at all
as my colleagues have pointed out, we mark equal pay day. women have to work until april 8 of this year just to earn what men did as of december 31st of last year. and passing the paycheck fairness act will move us one step closer to being able to commemorate equal pay day on december 31st each year for both men and women. and that is what we should be striving for. this year we're marking the 50's anniversary of the civil rights act and the war on poverty. we have come a long way but our...
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. >> i think the biggest statement we can make as men, not as black men, as men, to stick together and show how strong we are as a group. not splinter, not walk, it is easy to protest. the protest will be in our play. >> the team was hoping for a different outcome in this game. the clippers took a pummeling in this saturday, losing by double digits. >> some say this is not anything new and has been going on for years. the question in the coming years will likely be why his behavior has been ignored for so long. melissa chan, al jazeera, oakland, california. >> sterling isn't talking tonight but his wife is. i don't condone those statements you heard, i do not believe in them. i am not a racist, i never have been. the team is the most important thing for my family. i haven't listened to the entire thing but i do believe there are parts that have been cut out. xavier pope, thanks for being with us tonight. >> thank you for having me jonathan. >> what are the legal ramifications for sterling? >> well, first the league has to investigate to determine whether the tape that has allegedly his
. >> i think the biggest statement we can make as men, not as black men, as men, to stick together and show how strong we are as a group. not splinter, not walk, it is easy to protest. the protest will be in our play. >> the team was hoping for a different outcome in this game. the clippers took a pummeling in this saturday, losing by double digits. >> some say this is not anything new and has been going on for years. the question in the coming years will likely be why his...
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i don't know why you would resist the idea that women should be paid the same as men. and then deny that that's not always happening out there. if republicans in congress want to prove me wrong, if they want to show that they in fact do care about women being paid the same as men, then show me. they can start tomorrow. they can join us in this, the 21st century, and vote yes on the paycheck fairness act. [ cheers and applause ] >> vote yes. [ applause ] >> and if anybody is watching or listening, and you care about this issue, then let your senators know where you standing because americans deserve equal pay for equal work. this is not something we're going to achieve in a day. there is going to be a lot of stuff that we have got to do to close the pay gap. we have to make it more possible for women to enter high-paying fields. women hold less than 6% of our country's commercial patents. we need more parents and high school teachers and professors encouraging women and girls to study math and science. we need more businesses to make diversity a priority when they hire.
i don't know why you would resist the idea that women should be paid the same as men. and then deny that that's not always happening out there. if republicans in congress want to prove me wrong, if they want to show that they in fact do care about women being paid the same as men, then show me. they can start tomorrow. they can join us in this, the 21st century, and vote yes on the paycheck fairness act. [ cheers and applause ] >> vote yes. [ applause ] >> and if anybody is watching...
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at the white house i think it's fairly clear that women at the same level are paid the same as men. but there are more senior men than there are senior women. until that changes we'll have some continuing pay gap, even at the white house, inconvenient for them. >> the president is greeting mika brzezinski of "morning joe", she has written several books on the subject of equal pay. in the private sector which is more regulated in terms of what you're paid at the particular government level -- >> and more transparent. >> in the private sector, the pay can be as it was in the case of lilly ledbetter who interest dugsed the president and going to be appearing at 1:00 with ronan farrow today. in the private sector it's not transparent and it is much more common that women at the same job category are paid considerably less than their male counterparts, come in at the lower salary and that persists throughout their careers. >> for lots of different reasons. women, we've heard this from cheryl sandberg aren't as good as asking for it, saying, pay me more. i think that's why one reason that
at the white house i think it's fairly clear that women at the same level are paid the same as men. but there are more senior men than there are senior women. until that changes we'll have some continuing pay gap, even at the white house, inconvenient for them. >> the president is greeting mika brzezinski of "morning joe", she has written several books on the subject of equal pay. in the private sector which is more regulated in terms of what you're paid at the particular...
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as one. >> the biggest statement we can making a men - not as black men, as men - is to stick together and show how strong we are as a group, not splinter or walk. it's easy to protest. the protest will be in the play. >> the team was hoping for a different outcome. the l.a. clippers taking a pummelling on sunday, losing by double digits. >> reporter: donald sterling's comment may shock many but some say it's nothing new and has been going on for years. the question will be why his behaviour was ignored for so long. >>> well, you can always keep up to date with that particular story by joie chen, as well as the other day's top stories by going to the website. it's all at suspended in limbo between the living and the dead. these patients are the infected - victims of a contagion so lethal it kills almost one and a
as one. >> the biggest statement we can making a men - not as black men, as men - is to stick together and show how strong we are as a group, not splinter or walk. it's easy to protest. the protest will be in the play. >> the team was hoping for a different outcome. the l.a. clippers taking a pummelling on sunday, losing by double digits. >> reporter: donald sterling's comment may shock many but some say it's nothing new and has been going on for years. the question will be...
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. >> the biggest statement we can make as men, not as black men, as men, is to stick together and how strong we are as a group much it's easy to protest. that'll be in the play. >> the sentiment was obvious twitter, with indiana pacer david west not holding anything back saying: . >> it's a case where balancing legalities with humanity will be a test for the league. >>> melissa chan is in oakland where the l.a. clippers are taking on the warriors and joins us live with more. seems the fans are not happy about this. >> well, across the board every fan we spoke to had similar reactions to donald sterling's alleged racial slurs. >> to me, personally, he sounds ridiculous. he owns a basket team with nothing but african-american players, that makes him sound rashist. the league needs to investigate the situation and consequences need to come about, rep re helpings, suspension or something that needs to be done to let the owner know it's unacceptable in today's society and the n.b.a. >> i am sure he speaks for a lot of fans. do we have any idea how the n.b.a. will handle this? >> that is an
. >> the biggest statement we can make as men, not as black men, as men, is to stick together and how strong we are as a group much it's easy to protest. that'll be in the play. >> the sentiment was obvious twitter, with indiana pacer david west not holding anything back saying: . >> it's a case where balancing legalities with humanity will be a test for the league. >>> melissa chan is in oakland where the l.a. clippers are taking on the warriors and joins us live...
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but we as women have a lot of obstacles that men don't have. take five to ten years off out of the work force to raise families. and then we come back into the work force. we can't be paid as much as the guy down the hall because he now has five to ten years more experience and more seniority. so we can choose husbands that are going to stay home with the kids so that we can continue on our careers. that's a way we can close our personal wage gap. >> a lot of guys are doing that. let's say you know that you are under paid for your position. how do you approach your boss? >> you know, women really need to do a better job at negotiating what they're worth. we as women, we are independent women. we are confident women. now let's get paid what we're worth. there is a lot of anecdotal evidence that men come in when it's time for a raise and they flaunt what they've done to show their value for an employer and we as women have to stop being scared to talk about money and ask for what we're worth. >> laurie, is it scared being scared? you know it's th
but we as women have a lot of obstacles that men don't have. take five to ten years off out of the work force to raise families. and then we come back into the work force. we can't be paid as much as the guy down the hall because he now has five to ten years more experience and more seniority. so we can choose husbands that are going to stay home with the kids so that we can continue on our careers. that's a way we can close our personal wage gap. >> a lot of guys are doing that. let's...
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. >> the biggest statement that we can make as men, not as black men, as men, is to stick together andhow how strong we are as a group. >> reporter: even president obama weighing in. >> when ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance you don't really have to do anything, you just let them talk. >> reporter: in statement, the clippers vowed that the girlfriend wants to get even. for a lawsuit filed against her by sterling's wife. she could not be reached for comment. as for sterling, the team, says what's reflected on that recording is not consistent with his views, beliefs or feelings. the nba is promising a swift investigation to an allegation that's heating things up on and off the court. >> it's truly offensive and disturbing. and we intend to get to the bottom of it as quickly as possible. >> reporter: this morning, we're told that sterling has agreed to stay away from today's playoff game between the clippers and the golden state warriors. just hours from now. and in another bizarre twist, the local l. chapter for the naacp was set to honor sterling next month with a lifetim
. >> the biggest statement that we can make as men, not as black men, as men, is to stick together andhow how strong we are as a group. >> reporter: even president obama weighing in. >> when ignorant folks want to advertise their ignorance you don't really have to do anything, you just let them talk. >> reporter: in statement, the clippers vowed that the girlfriend wants to get even. for a lawsuit filed against her by sterling's wife. she could not be reached for...
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. >> i think the biggest statement we can make as men, not as black men but men is to stick together ow strong we are as a group, not splinter, not walk, it's easy to protest, the protests will be in our play. >> reporter: the team was hoping for a different outcome in the game, the clippers took it on sunday losing by double digits. sterlings comments may shock many but some say this is nothing new and has been going on for years. the question in the coming days will likely be why his behavior has been ignored for so long, melissa chan, oakland, california. >> there is much more, in fact, on sterlings' comments on our website, it's at al jazeera.com, you can see that report again by melissa chan and read our top story and the top story is egypt sentencing 683 people to death in cairo. ♪ ♪ >>> it is man versus machine. high-frequent i traders turning america's stock market upside down. i will show you how high-frequency trade can go give some an unfair advantage over the average invest tour. i'll show you want technology that can turn mere milliseconds in to hundreds of millions of do
. >> i think the biggest statement we can make as men, not as black men but men is to stick together ow strong we are as a group, not splinter, not walk, it's easy to protest, the protests will be in our play. >> reporter: the team was hoping for a different outcome in the game, the clippers took it on sunday losing by double digits. sterlings comments may shock many but some say this is nothing new and has been going on for years. the question in the coming days will likely be why...
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. >> i think the biggest statement we can make as men, not as black men, but as men, to stick together and show how strong we are of a group. >> as far as his immediate standing with the team,, of sterling will not be attending the clippers playoff games in oakland. nick smith, abc7 news. >> this story is trending on twitter with hashtags like boycott clippers and clippers owners. magic johnson responded saying he will never go to a clippers game again as long as donald sterling is the owner. he also said he feels sorry for his friends, coach doc rivers and chris paul. kobe bryant tweeted i could not play for him. a music person said sorry about his statement and sorry for people who have to work for him. this evening even president obama is speaking out, he's confident nba commissioner adam silver will address his remarks. president was asked to comment during a press conference with malaysia's prime minister. >> i don't think i have to interpret those statements for you. they kind of speak for themselves. when ignorant folks want to adder advertise their ignorance, you don't really h
. >> i think the biggest statement we can make as men, not as black men, but as men, to stick together and show how strong we are of a group. >> as far as his immediate standing with the team,, of sterling will not be attending the clippers playoff games in oakland. nick smith, abc7 news. >> this story is trending on twitter with hashtags like boycott clippers and clippers owners. magic johnson responded saying he will never go to a clippers game again as long as donald...
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. >> i think the biggest statement we can make as men, not as black men, but as men, to stick together and show how strong we are of a group. >> as far as his immediate standing with the team,, of sterling will not be attending the clippers playoff games in oakland. nick smith, abc7 news. >> we have the story trending on twitter. magic johnson responded saying he will never go to a clippers game again as long as donald sterling is the owner. he also said he feels sorry for his friends, coach dock rivers and chris paul. one tweeted i could not play for him. a music person said sorry about his statement and sorry for people who have to work for him. president obama is speaking out, he's confident nba commissioner adam silver will will address his remarks. president was asked to comment during a press conference with malaysia's prime minister. >> i don't think i have to interpret those statements for you. they kind of speak for themselves. when ignorant folks want to advise their ignorance, you don't have to do anything, you just let them talk. >> president obama said the incident illustr
. >> i think the biggest statement we can make as men, not as black men, but as men, to stick together and show how strong we are of a group. >> as far as his immediate standing with the team,, of sterling will not be attending the clippers playoff games in oakland. nick smith, abc7 news. >> we have the story trending on twitter. magic johnson responded saying he will never go to a clippers game again as long as donald sterling is the owner. he also said he feels sorry for his...
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we just analyzed the 20 most common occupations, and in none of them do women make the same as men. you know, there's a pay gap in each of them. and if you take something like financial advisors, women have the same training, same qualifications, but they make less because there is discrimination in who gets access to the best jobs. >> woodruff: discrimination. it's discrimination. >> woodruff: genevieve, what about that? >> you have to look at the labor department study on. this they did that very thing. they looked at men and women in the same professions with similar years in the workforce, similar backgrounds, and said the wage gap basically disappears anywhere from 96 cents to a man making a dollar up to 98 cents. so there's 2 cents we need to make up. but men and women make different choices. georgetown did an interesting study, they looked at what majors guys choose when they go to college and what majors women choose. men tend to outnumber women in the top ten wage earners, ending up making the most when they get out of college. women outnumber men in the bottom set. if you
we just analyzed the 20 most common occupations, and in none of them do women make the same as men. you know, there's a pay gap in each of them. and if you take something like financial advisors, women have the same training, same qualifications, but they make less because there is discrimination in who gets access to the best jobs. >> woodruff: discrimination. it's discrimination. >> woodruff: genevieve, what about that? >> you have to look at the labor department study on....
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and we like it when men do it as well. >> how-- do men and women lean-in differently?ll, they lean-in for the same reason, maybe different. they lean-in to create a better world which should be a more equal world. one where women ran half our companies and man ran half our homes. and so they each have their part to play. >> stephen: all right. now i read a study where the more housework men do, the less sex they have. >> so that study is based on a 1996 study. and it's very out of date. here is what the data shows. the data says that if you share chores more evenly which doesn't really happen now but could, you are happierier, if are you happier you have more sex. i tell men in you want more sex with your wife, don't buy flowers, do laundry and this works. >> stephen: isn't there a danger i will end up having sex with the made though? >> i don't think so. >> stephen: okay. >> this works. >> stephen: i'm all for women working. i love women working. i have women who work here t they are fantastic. you work. >> i do. >> stephen: so-- but what about the old thing i was tol
and we like it when men do it as well. >> how-- do men and women lean-in differently?ll, they lean-in for the same reason, maybe different. they lean-in to create a better world which should be a more equal world. one where women ran half our companies and man ran half our homes. and so they each have their part to play. >> stephen: all right. now i read a study where the more housework men do, the less sex they have. >> so that study is based on a 1996 study. and it's very...
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to expand workplace opportunities for women and men as well. that's exactly what my amendment does that addresses problems created by obamacare, includes a push by senator collins, restores the workweek i mentioned earlier, and repeals the job destroying medical device tax. this ensures long term unemployed are not punished by the cost of obamacare, the employer mandate in the legislation. that issue was raised in the senate on behalf the veterans, and in the house, a bill passed 40 # 6 to 1. there's permanent, targeted tax relief to millions of small businesses. small businesses create 65% of the all new jobs, yet this administration's done a little more than punish them with more regulation and higher taxes. amendment also calls the harmful epa regulations until there's adiggal analysis of the impact of existing rules op jobs. it is time, mr. president, this body recognizes the policy the other side is advancing. they are not achieving the outcomes they claim will occur. we need to renew commitment to helping all american, including women, fi
to expand workplace opportunities for women and men as well. that's exactly what my amendment does that addresses problems created by obamacare, includes a push by senator collins, restores the workweek i mentioned earlier, and repeals the job destroying medical device tax. this ensures long term unemployed are not punished by the cost of obamacare, the employer mandate in the legislation. that issue was raised in the senate on behalf the veterans, and in the house, a bill passed 40 # 6 to 1....
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as my colleagues have pointed out, we mark equal pay day. women have to work until april 8 of this year just to earn what men did as of december 31st of last year. and passing the paycheck fairness act will move us one step closer to being able to commemorate equal pay day on december 31st each year for both men and women. and that is what we should be striving for. this year we're marking the 50's anniversary of the civil rights act and the war on poverty. we have come a long way but our efforts to form a more perfect but equal union must continue forward. when president kennedy signed the equal pay act into law in 1963, women were earning an average of 59 cents on the dollar compared to men. no matter how you slice it, median annual earnings, weekly earnings, by level of education or occupation, there is still a gender gap in pay today. the women's fund of rhode island just issued a report showing that gender discrimination in pay is even more striking for minority women. in rhode island, african-american women make 61 cents for every dollar that a white male makes. for la teefor latinas, it's 51 . this pa gender pay gap affects women at all
as my colleagues have pointed out, we mark equal pay day. women have to work until april 8 of this year just to earn what men did as of december 31st of last year. and passing the paycheck fairness act will move us one step closer to being able to commemorate equal pay day on december 31st each year for both men and women. and that is what we should be striving for. this year we're marking the 50's anniversary of the civil rights act and the war on poverty. we have come a long way but our...
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doc rivers is their coach. >> the biggest statement we can make as men, not black men but men to stick together and show how strong we are of a group. not sprinter, not walk. it's easy to protest. the protest will be in our play. >> we found a way to make this the greatest game in the world. for comments like that, it takes our game and we can't have that. we can't have it from a player. we can't have it from an owner from a fan . >> reporter: michael jordan now owns the charlotte bobcats. he is the only black owner in the league. he said i'm disgusted that a fellow team owner could hold such offensive views. president obama is traveling in asia, but he, too, weighed in on the controversy. >> when ignorant folks want to show their ignorance. you really don't have to do anything but let them talk. that's what happened here. >> reporter: the man reported to be sterling objects to his girlfriend proudly posting pictures of herself with african-american people. >> former laker start magic johnson is now part of the group that now owns the los angeles dodgers. johnson reacted to the audio t
doc rivers is their coach. >> the biggest statement we can make as men, not black men but men to stick together and show how strong we are of a group. not sprinter, not walk. it's easy to protest. the protest will be in our play. >> we found a way to make this the greatest game in the world. for comments like that, it takes our game and we can't have that. we can't have it from a player. we can't have it from an owner from a fan . >> reporter: michael jordan now owns the...
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as part of the white house push for equal pay for equal work. i sat down with two women who refuse to accept being paid less than men as part of a special roundtablerohibit federal contractors from retaliating against people who share pay. we know one of the reasons why people are discriminated against in the workplace is they have no idea they are being discriminated against. other important action is a presidential memorandum where the president will direct the department of labor to collect vital statistics on pay along the lines of gender and race. i think we are thrilled today to have amanda and lilly here whose stories really illustrate why this is so important. kick it off and tell a little bit about what happened to you in the workplace. >> i'm just the tip of the iceberg because after working 19 years for goodyear tire and rubber, a major corporation that had government contracts, i learned how much less i was being paid than my male counterparts. and the first devastating thought was all of my overtime and how much my family had done without simply because i had not been paid what i had legally earned under the law. and the other devasta
as part of the white house push for equal pay for equal work. i sat down with two women who refuse to accept being paid less than men as part of a special roundtablerohibit federal contractors from retaliating against people who share pay. we know one of the reasons why people are discriminated against in the workplace is they have no idea they are being discriminated against. other important action is a presidential memorandum where the president will direct the department of labor to collect...
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there are more than twice as many men here as women, with dozens of men holding little prospect for marriage. across china, more and more rural enclaves have lapsed into these so-called "bachelor villages" in the last decade... ...places where an abundance of men, mired in grinding poverty, has bred a sense of desperation. zhao zufa doubts he will find a wife. he is 45 years old, and lives at home to care for his widowed mother. his brother is also unmarried, and has moved away to find work. zhao fears he will likely spend the rest of his days a bachelor, tilling fields of corn and chinese cabbage. >> "my conditions do not allow me to go out to earn money, so i can't find a wife and do not have any children yet. and my family still lives in deep poverty." most single women have left the village in search of better- paying jobs in the cities. some men have left too, but many like zhao stay behind, fulfilling an obligation to tend to parents and property. "all the young girls have left home and work in shoe factories in zhejiang province so that they can send money home. they discover that pla
there are more than twice as many men here as women, with dozens of men holding little prospect for marriage. across china, more and more rural enclaves have lapsed into these so-called "bachelor villages" in the last decade... ...places where an abundance of men, mired in grinding poverty, has bred a sense of desperation. zhao zufa doubts he will find a wife. he is 45 years old, and lives at home to care for his widowed mother. his brother is also unmarried, and has moved away to...
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this discussion, people talk about it as a work place discrimination issue, but many factors drive this pay gap. full-time women workers work fewer hours than menpublicans tend to talk about that as you adjust those things out and the gap is a lot smaller so it doesn't matter. those things do matter. there is a reason women end up in lower page jobs. >> let's follow up on this. part of the argument we've heard from republicans is one of the things we heard this week, it is going to lead to litigation, trial lawyers, that's another one of their favorite buzzwords that they brought out. you have even had some women saying women don't want equal pay, they don't need equal pay. but the republicans at least this week seem like they were trying to be prepared. the corresponding radio address tried to say, hey, we think all you need is better training. that's kind of their answer to it. >> that's not a real answer. the reality is that the policy is so strong. both economically and in terms of social justice that it should not and political issue. if we went into the system and really thought about the reasons why women are working less or why maternit
this discussion, people talk about it as a work place discrimination issue, but many factors drive this pay gap. full-time women workers work fewer hours than menpublicans tend to talk about that as you adjust those things out and the gap is a lot smaller so it doesn't matter. those things do matter. there is a reason women end up in lower page jobs. >> let's follow up on this. part of the argument we've heard from republicans is one of the things we heard this week, it is going to lead...
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>>> a short time ago, president obama signed two executive orders to make sure women make as much as menor doing exactly the same kind of job. >> today, i'm going to take action, executive action, to make it easier for working women to earn fair pay. so first i'm going to sign an executive order to create more pay transparency by prohibiting federal contractors from retaliating against employees who discuss their pay with each other. all right. >> president obama entered the white house back in 2009, the first law he signed was the lily ledbetter fair pay act. named for the grandmother who became a champion for equal pay after men in her champion plant who had been doing similar work had been paid up to 40% more. valerie jarrett is president obama's senior adviser, joining us from the white house right now. thanks very much for coming in. >> thank you, wolf, it's always a pleasure to be with you. >> so everybody wants women who are doing exactly the same work as men to get equal pay. that's not controversial. here's the question. what has taken so long? the lily ledbetter act was the fir
>>> a short time ago, president obama signed two executive orders to make sure women make as much as menor doing exactly the same kind of job. >> today, i'm going to take action, executive action, to make it easier for working women to earn fair pay. so first i'm going to sign an executive order to create more pay transparency by prohibiting federal contractors from retaliating against employees who discuss their pay with each other. all right. >> president obama entered...
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bureau has told us since 2007, up until the latest numbers of 2012, that women don't makes a much as men, bill, and that is what this fight war on women is about, and so the reason marrying men that make more is because they make more. the men make more than we do go over to kate so you can rethink. women feel more comfortable marrying men more successful than they're economically. therefore phyllis puts forth not bill o'reilly. i want to stay out of this, all right. puts forth that this gender income gap isn't really that important. do you buy that opinion, kate? >> well, first of all, she points out that the 77 cents myth is a myth. >> we have destroyed that here, yes. >> she is talking about a much smaller income gap. and she says the reality of that is it because of the actual choices that women make? they continue to choose less profitable industries. they continue to work less. >> established yard. but the core remains and let me give leslie the last word. do you believe the research on, this leslie, that it isn't a big deal among women if they make a few cents less than men becaus
bureau has told us since 2007, up until the latest numbers of 2012, that women don't makes a much as men, bill, and that is what this fight war on women is about, and so the reason marrying men that make more is because they make more. the men make more than we do go over to kate so you can rethink. women feel more comfortable marrying men more successful than they're economically. therefore phyllis puts forth not bill o'reilly. i want to stay out of this, all right. puts forth that this gender...
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i don't know why you would resist the idea that women should be paid the same as men.n deny that that's not always happening ut there. if republicans in congress want to prove me wrong, if they want to show that they in fact do care about women being paid the same as men, then show me. they can start tomorrow. they can join us in this the 21th century and vote yes. >> the president with strong words for republicans on equal pay day. if you really care about women, put your money where your mouth is what he's saying. the challenge came early today before the president signed two executive orders aimed at strengthening existing equal pay laws. one an executive order prohibiting federal contractors from retaliating against employees who decide to talk about their compensation in the workplace. the other was a presidential memorandum instructing the secretary of labor to establish new regulations requiring federal contractors to submit data on employee compensation by sex and race. well, only the senate is set to consider the paycheck fairness act. so we'll see if the repu
i don't know why you would resist the idea that women should be paid the same as men.n deny that that's not always happening ut there. if republicans in congress want to prove me wrong, if they want to show that they in fact do care about women being paid the same as men, then show me. they can start tomorrow. they can join us in this the 21th century and vote yes. >> the president with strong words for republicans on equal pay day. if you really care about women, put your money where...
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. >> i think the biggest statement we can make as me, not as black me, as men, is to stick together and show how strong we are as a group, not splipter, not -- slinter, not walk. it's easy to protest. that will be in our play. >> the team hoped for a different outcome, taking a pummelling - losing by double digits. >> reporter: donald sterling's comments may shock many but some say this is nothing new and has gop on for years. the comment may be why his behaviour has been allowed to go on for so long. >>> you're watching al jazeera, plenty still ahead. these are the live pictures from manila where president obama arrived on the final stage of his asian tour. plus... >> i'm in the pakistani si of karachi. coming up, find out why the armoured vehicle business is booming. this is the 900-page document we call obamacare. it could change costs, coverage, and pretty much all of healthcare in america. my show sorts this all out. in fact, my staff has read the entire thing. which is probably more than what most members of congress can claim. we'll separate politics from policy, and just prescri
. >> i think the biggest statement we can make as me, not as black me, as men, is to stick together and show how strong we are as a group, not splipter, not -- slinter, not walk. it's easy to protest. that will be in our play. >> the team hoped for a different outcome, taking a pummelling - losing by double digits. >> reporter: donald sterling's comments may shock many but some say this is nothing new and has gop on for years. the comment may be why his behaviour has been...
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pope francis described john the 23-rd and john paul the second as men who lived through the tragic events of the 20th century but were not overwhelmed by them. unlike john the 23-rd, who died half a century ago, many at the ceremony still have vivid memories of john paul. this is a routine we've always wanted. he is always smiling even when he's in pain. here's a stronger voice against feminism. bells also rang across poland today in celebration of the sainthood of john paul, considered one of the greatest poles ever. you may be old enough to remember when pope john paul the second visited the bay area. he made the trip to san francisco's candlestick park in the 1980's where he conducted mass from the pitchers mound. san francisco was just one stop on a world wide tour. we have mostly clear skies for tonight. as we go into mourning tempters will start a local however at the warm-up into the '70s by the afternoon. all the stormy weather is retreating to the north. tempters for tomorrow will get up to it too low to mid '70's and the south enbay. san francisco warming up a few degrees howeve
pope francis described john the 23-rd and john paul the second as men who lived through the tragic events of the 20th century but were not overwhelmed by them. unlike john the 23-rd, who died half a century ago, many at the ceremony still have vivid memories of john paul. this is a routine we've always wanted. he is always smiling even when he's in pain. here's a stronger voice against feminism. bells also rang across poland today in celebration of the sainthood of john paul, considered one of...
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i don't know why you would resist the idea that women should be paid the same as men. and then deny that that's not always happening out there. if republicans in congress want to prove me wrong, if they want to show they, in fact, do care about women being paid the same as men, then show me. they can start tomorrow. they can join us in this, the 21st century, and vote yes on the paycheck fairness act. vote yes. [ applause ] if anybody's watching or listening, if you care about this issue, then let your senators know where you stand. because america deserves equal pay for equal work. this is not something we're going to achieve in a day. there's going to be a lot of stuff we've got to do to close the gap. we have to make it possible for more women to enter high-paying fields that up until now have been dominated by men like engineering and computer science. we need more parents and high school teachers and college professors encouraging girls and women to study math and science. we need more businesses to make gender diversity a priority when they hire and when they pro
i don't know why you would resist the idea that women should be paid the same as men. and then deny that that's not always happening out there. if republicans in congress want to prove me wrong, if they want to show they, in fact, do care about women being paid the same as men, then show me. they can start tomorrow. they can join us in this, the 21st century, and vote yes on the paycheck fairness act. vote yes. [ applause ] if anybody's watching or listening, if you care about this issue, then...
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and it's real. >> correct. >> kelly ann, do wiomen believe they get paid as much as men?n and four republican senators said they agree with equal pay for equal work. we all agree with that, but we have to have an honest conversation. >> but do we have equal pay right now? >> most women do not. some do if you're unmarried and childless between the age of 35 and 43, you make $1.08 to every male dollar. some industries do better. we just shouldn't fool people into believing that it's one size fits all. i think women should be respected that way, and look, she's absolutely right that women pay more attention to education and the kitchen table economic issues but they have lived through many years now of implementing obamacare, and you look at that for fiscal ends. >> i have to get a reaction to that. why do women vote democrat more than republican? >> because the democrats provide a vision for the future that's given them a fair shot. it's about economic security. it is about equal pay, because the american women on average are making 77 cents to the dollar. >> where is that
and it's real. >> correct. >> kelly ann, do wiomen believe they get paid as much as men?n and four republican senators said they agree with equal pay for equal work. we all agree with that, but we have to have an honest conversation. >> but do we have equal pay right now? >> most women do not. some do if you're unmarried and childless between the age of 35 and 43, you make $1.08 to every male dollar. some industries do better. we just shouldn't fool people into believing...