Cathy McMorris Rodgers Quotes

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

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

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

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 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.

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.

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.

Since President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act in 1963, the gap between men and women's earnings has narrowed by less than a half-cent per year. At this rate, American women will have to wait until 2062 to bring home the same salary as their male counterparts.

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

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

We have required under law for years that men and women get paid equal money for equal work. But we've faced challenges enforcing that law. There is still a large wage gap, and there are numerous instances of women holding jobs where they are not compensated fairly.

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

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

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.

Our evenly matched rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness require an equal paycheck.

There's nothing more mainstream than equal pay for equal work. I mean, it's completely obvious that's what feminism should be for, and for women's right to choose what happens to their own bodies.

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

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

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.

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.

I believe that if a man does a job as well as a woman, he should be paid as much.