[NOW News] A Little Righteous Anger

Support NOW's Work |	August 7, 2007	| Tell a Friend

BELOW THE BELT: A LITTLE RIGHTEOUS ANGER "A new study confirms what many employed women already know: women face a double standard in the workplace whereby they're supposed to be assertive and powerful in order to get things done, but are often penalized if they're anything but cool, calm and collected," writes NOW President Kim Gandy in her bi-weekly column. Read more HELP WOMEN GET FAIR PAY AND THEIR FAIR DAY IN COURT! You did it -- your calls and emails made the difference in a VERY close vote! Thanks to you, the House voted last week to pass the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007. Take a moment today to write to your representative. Take Action MORE RECOMMENDED READING: How Much Jail Time? - by Anna Quindlen, Newsweek Making Black Girls "Ladylike" Discourages Achievement? - from Gender PAC Equal work, unequal pay - by Lilly Ledbetter, Christian Science Monitor Workplace Anger Viewed Differently By Gender - Reuters		TELL CONGRESS: "STOP DENYING EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION TO OUR SERVICEWOMEN" With over 350,000 women serving in our nation's armed services, it is reprehensible that this administration will not allow them complete access to emergency contraception. You can help. Take Action MEDIA'S INFLUENCE ON RAISING KIDS: MOMS SOUND OFF! In May, NOW invited all those who care about kids to take our Moms on Media (MOM) Survey. The questionnaire allowed participants to give feedback on raising kids in our media-saturated, pop culture-fixated society. We tallied responses from the almost two thousand participants and present the results here. See the Results HOUSE PASSES "LEDBETTER" FAIR PAY ACT BUT TOO SOON TO DECLARE VICTORY In a close vote of 225 to 199, the U.S. House passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007. It's not surprising that the bill passed, because it simply re-states the law as it has been interpreted for many years. What is truly shocking is that 199 members of the House voted to roll back our rights and deprive women of this longstanding remedy for pay discrimination. Read More
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