Huma Qureshi Quotes

I do not demand equal pay for any women save those who do equal work in value

Republicans absolutely support equal pay for equal work.

We must ensure not only that everyone receives equal pay for equal work, but that they have the opportunity to do equal work.

We sought justice because equal pay for equal work is an American value. That fight took me ten years. It took me all the way to the Supreme Court. And, in a 5-4 decision, they stood on the side of those who shortchanged my pay, my overtime, and my retirement just because I am a woman.

Making sure women get equal pay for equal work remains one of my top priorities.

I've always believed in equal pay for equal work.

If you're earning equal pay to a man, you get respect. It shouldn't be that way, but it is.

I act for love. I give it my all. I would probably still do it even if I wasn't paid at all. But in terms of equal pay, I need to be paid the same as the guy who has equal billing with me. Otherwise, I won't do it. Because if you accept less, you're just letting everyone else down and continuing the cycle.

Equal pay for equal work is a fundamental concept of labor agreements.

President Kennedy understood the importance of equal pay for equal work and signed historic legislation that gave women around the country hope that one day their wages would be on par with that of their male counterparts.

Join the union, girls, and together say Equal Pay for Equal Work.

Legislation to apply the principle of equal pay for equal work without discrimination because of sex is a simple matter of justice.

I've fought to close the gender and racial pay gap for a very long time. One piece of advice I like to give whenever I'm speaking on the subject: if you want equal pay, join a union! I've never seen a union contract that pays women 79 cents to a man's dollar.

We can afford to pay workers fairly, and it is the right thing to do. We also need equal pay for equal work.

I believe men and women should get equal pay for equal work.

You can't actually legislate what goes on in people's minds and their attitudes, but you certainly can legislate for parity where pay and salaries are concerned.

I think we should have equal work for equal pay for women all over the world.

9 to 5 made people aware of equal pay for equal work. It hasn't really happened, but it has come closer.

President Obama is also standing up for women in North Carolina and across our country. He has helped women fight for equal pay for equal work; he has fought to guarantee that women have access to quality, affordable health care, including making sure that insurance plans cover birth control with no out-of-pocket cost.

It's great that Maryland is tied for having the lowest wage gap between our working men and women of any state in the nation, but there's more work to do to eliminate that gap entirely.

I do not demand equal pay for any women save those who do equal work in value. Scorn to be coddled by your employers; make them understand that you are in their service as workers, not as women.

And I spoke out on women's rights, like equal pay for equal work.

I know we can't abolish prejudice through laws, but we can set up guidelines for our actions by legislation. If women are given equal pay for Civil Service jobs, maybe other employers will do the same.

I have done a great deal of work; as much as a man, but did not get so much pay. I used to work in the field and bind grain, keeping up with the cradler; but men doing no more, got twice as much pay... Women work in the field and do as much work, but do not get the pay. We do as much, we eat as much, we want as much.

What we want is a little money. You men know that you get as much again as women when you write, or for what you do. When we get our rights we shall not have to come to you for money, for then we shall have money enough in our own pockets; and maybe you will ask us for money.