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Celebrating Women’s Equality Day
Posted by on August 26, 2013 at 1:52 PM EDTThis year on Women’s Equality Day we commemorate the 93rd anniversary of the certification of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote.
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It's Been 50 Years Since the Equal Pay Act
Posted by on June 10, 2013 at 2:47 PM EDTPresident Obama marks the anniversary of the Equal Pay Act -- and pushes for more action to close the gender wage gap.
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Weekly Wrap Up: “We Stand Together”
Posted by on March 22, 2013 at 4:48 PM EDTHere’s a quick glimpse at what happened this week on WhiteHouse.gov.
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Encouraging Young Women to Become the Leaders and Advocates of Tomorrow
Posted by on March 19, 2013 at 3:45 PM EDTIn honor of Women’s History Month, the White House welcomes a group of high school students to participate in a conversation with a mentoring panel featuring women from a diverse range of fields and backgrounds.
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President Obama Participates in Fireside Hangouts on Google+
Posted by on February 13, 2013 at 11:49 AM EDTOn Thursday, February 14th at 4:50 p.m. EST, tune in for a virtual post-State of the Union interview with the President during a Google+ Hangout.
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Weekly Wrap Up: Strengthening Our Country's Future
Posted by on February 1, 2013 at 7:07 PM EDTHere's quick glimpse at what happened this week on WhiteHouse.gov.
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Congress Says No to Equal Pay
Posted by on June 5, 2012 at 4:24 PM EDTPresident Obama vows that his Administration will continue to fight for a woman’s right for equal pay for equal work, so that hard work pays off, responsibility is rewarded, and every American gets a fair shot to succeed.
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By the Numbers: $431,000
Posted by on June 4, 2012 at 1:16 PM EDTThe gender wage gap puts women at a career-long disadvantage. In 2011, a typical 25-year-old woman working full-time all year earned $5,000 less than a typical 25-year-old man. If that earnings gap is not corrected, by the age of 65 years, she will have lost $431,000 over her working lifetime.
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Equal Pay for Equal Work?
Posted by on June 1, 2012 at 12:53 PM EDTWhen women, who make up nearly half the workforce, bring home less money each day, it means they have less for the everyday needs of their families, and over a lifetime of work, far less savings for retirement.
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Securing Equal Pay
Posted by on April 17, 2012 at 12:25 PM EDTAccording to the latest U.S. Census statistics, on average, full-time working women earned 77 cents to every dollar earned by men, which means less for families’ everyday needs, less for investments in our children’s futures, and, when added up over a lifetime of work, substantially less for retirement
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