Susan B. Anthony Quotes

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.

I believe in equal pay for equal work. Gender, race, skin colour, or ethnicity should not be the parameters to hire someone or to decide how much they should be paid.

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.

I think women should be paid the same as men. That's for sure. But what would you say to a woman coming in after you've been in the job for 15 years when they've done absolutely nothing to earn it? I don't think that's right.

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.

Join the union, girls, and together say 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.

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.

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

Women deserve equal pay for equal work.

I sure do want to make sure women get equal pay for the work we do.

My own mother always taught me that fairness was a family value - I think equal pay is about fairness for everyone.

If women are given equal pay for Civil Service jobs, maybe other employers will do the same.

Women play about twenty-five percent as good as men, so they should get about twenty-five percent of the money men get.

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

Pay equity matters because those dollars add up over time.

Every woman needs to know when she's being discriminated against and what the reasons are why she isn't getting equal pay so we can close that pay gap.

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.

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.

As we move beyond Women's History Month, I am committed to advancing legislation to raise the minimum wage and ensure women are paid equally for equal work.

Equal pay isn't just a women's issue; when women get equal pay, their family incomes rise and the whole family benefits.