Obama Addresses Pay Equity in Alberquerque Today

Today, Senator Obama will outline his plan (download) to provide economic security for America’s working women. Currently, women still make just 77 cents for every dollar men make – African American women just 62 cents, and Latinas just 53 cents. Barack Obama has been fighting for pay equity throughout his political career. In Illinois, Obama helped pass a law to give 330,000 more women protection from paycheck discrimination.