Should US companies be required to provide equal pay to women and men? – Part 87

In year 2007 equality should be an established fact, rather than debating it.

We have to consider women’s pay to be the same as men’s and also not forget that in case of paternity the father should have equal ‘right to leave’ as the mother, obviously this is still un-thinkable.

Pay should be set not by sex but by category of job and in most of the western world this is still not happening “in full”.

Debates on what kind of job a woman can and can’t do have been around since the 60’s at the top of the feminist ‘revolution’ and much has improved since.

Unfortunately women are still widely discriminated ‘worldwide’ and I am only referring to the western world, never mind the the rest.

Some of the most ‘open minded’ US companies have equaled the pay level between men and women but it is only 30% and thinking that in 2007 the majority of women (70%) still get a lower pay than men in the same working role is just ridiculous.

We need to get rid of mass bigotry that still reigns in most of US companies Boards of Executive, only then we can start beginning things !

Should US companies be required to provide equal pay to women and men? – Part 58

Pay her what she deserves

What century are we in? Equality and justice for all. All includes WOMEN! If a woman works the same amount of hours and does the exact same thing as her co-worker who happens to be a man, she then deserves equal compensation. It’s not about feminism or hate to the male species. It is about the fact that whatever gender someone is, should not be the deciding factor to what they earn. Income is about how hard a person works, how many hours they put in, and how long they have been doing what they do. It’s a joke to not give women equal pay since it could lead to lawsuits and discrimination issues. Major companies would be at a loss if they practiced this policy. What women would want to stay at a place that doesn’t compensate her for what she really deserves? What man would want to stay if his co-workers who are women received more for the same amount of work? It is not fair to anyone, male or female, to get this sort of treatment. It’s time to get out of the stone age thinking that men and women are not equal and pay her for what she deserves.

Plus size women fashion tips: Holiday must haves – Part 2

Every woman should have a stunning white blouse and a great black Holiday skirt…even if she is NOT plus sized.

Let me tell you why. Having these essentials in your wardrobe can take you anywhere during the Holiday season. Have you ever noticed that the designer Carolina Herrera ALWAYS wears a white blouse and a black skirt? Why?It is classic…it always looks wonderful.

You can jazz it up with a great necklace or pin. A great pashmina scarf or pearls. Get a colorful scarf and wrap it at your waist and pick up one of the colors in the scarf and add matching earrings. You can even wear the same black skirt and white blouse to many holiday parties by simply changing accessories.

Another great thing, and maybe the most important is that when wearing something so elegantly simple you never have to worry about being under dressed or even worse OVER dressed. You will fit where ever you go in this ensemble and for whatever occasion during the Holiday season.

Should US companies be required to provide equal pay to women and men? – Part 35

If a law is unenforceable, then it serves no purpose, other than making people more aware of the issue. However, increased sensitivity to the isssue may hurt the protected group. If a manager has to choose between promoting a woman or an equally qualified man – but he fears promoting the woman will result in more complicated negotiations, paperwork, and interaction with regulators – then he may just promote the man to avoid the hassle.

Women who want to receive equal pay have to demand it, not wait for the government to make it happen. That means the women should take initiative and negotiate their compensation packages. There are websites out there that provide information about the mean, median, minimum, and maximum salaries for specific jobs in specific cities. Men and women can visit these websites, find out how much they should be compensated, and negotiate with management to make sure they are paid what their work is worth. Instead of letting loyalty to the company get in the way, women should put their own best interests first. If the company a woman currently works for is not paying her enough, she should look for a better-paying position in another company.

If musical jobs and negotiation does not appeal to a woman, she can always start her own company and pay herself a competitive salary. As an entrepreneur, she would have the opportunity to hire other women and give them compensation equal to that of men doing the same work. When enough women head major companies and compensate other women fairly, equal pay won’t require government enforcement. The marketplace will make equal pay a reality.

Should US companies be required to provide equal pay to women and men? – Part 73

The issue is not equal pay to women and men – the issue is equal pay for equal work, regardless of who does it (this happens to include different genders, different nationalities, different physical capabilities). If you take time off from work, whatever the reason, you get paid less. If you deliver more than the required minimum of quality and quantity work, you get paid more (or you get promotion, which means you get paid more).

What does a company want – to get the job done, or to get involved in philosophy? If a woman takes a job that she is unable to do, the company in my view is entitled to either pay her less or strongly suggest something more suitable. If a man takes a job that he is unable to do (and here we have a problem because all men think they can do anything but usually the boss will face up to the truth at some stage) the same applies!

Yes there are laws that favour women – they are allowed paid maternity leave – but if that is a problem companies can always allow men more sick leave or whatever to even the score. The unhappiness comes when men and women carry the same company designation, deliver the same amount and quality of work, and yet the woman gets paid less – how is that justified? Again the same applies to other forms of discrimination. It is as wrong in my view to favour men over women as it is to favour black over white, “disadvantaged” over “advantaged” and young over old. What on earth happened to good old Merit?

And finally, why the specification “US companies?” There are as many companies in the rest of the world that discriminate in the pay that women get. Are they exempt?

Should US companies be required to provide equal pay to women and men? – Part 91

Uneven pay guidelines are present everywhere in this country. From what I understand, the idea behind this is that a man is the supporter and provider for his family. This is the most one-sided thing I have ever heard. First and foremost, there are several women who are the quote, unquote family provider whether it be the role of a single mother, a widowed/divorced wife, a woman caring for a disabled husband. Should the woman who is in one of these situations have to work overtime or have a second job just to compensate for the fact that she is simply a woman. If you think that she should, then fathers should be denied any type of maternity leave or vacation time for the birth of their child. Technically, they do not need to be present because it will happen with or without them. Better yet, since women are denied equal pay, there should be a delivery unit on standby at every job that employs women so that she can take a nap after the delivery and then get back to work to make up for her lack of proper compensation.

Saying that pay should remain unequal because of sex is discrimination as well as based on the idea that women are or should be dependent on men. There is absolutely no reason why person A should be compensated differently from person B for doing the exact same job simply because of their sex.

Should women with children undergo infertility treatments to have more? – Part 6

When considering this question the answer popping into my mind was to vote on the no side. After thinking on this issue many scenarios and situations that would affect the answer should be taken into consideration. Maybe there isn’t a simply yes or no approach when dealing with the issue of women with children undergoing artificial insemination if they already have children.

Each case should be dealt with on an individual basis, thus decided by those involved. The ethical and practicality of a mother with no visible means of support, being allowed to have eight babies in addition to the six children she already has to support, begs the medical community for answers. As her circumstances come to light in the media there is no way this woman should have been permitted to be inseminated with more children. Her only support systems, her parents, have vowed to leave the situation once the woman leaves the hospital. How is this woman supposed to care for fourteen children on her own?

How can a single mother afford to be inseminated as many times as this mother has? It has been reported that she loves children and hoped to be a teacher. She is a woman in her mid thirties and attends school with no other means of support except that of her parents. How can she afford to care for fourteen children? What doctor or institute performed the procedure which put not only the mother’s life at risk but also the lives of her eight children? Should they not be held responsible for the care of the children they helped create?

Unfortunately, unless this woman makes a load of money by making television appearances or some other form of income dealing with these multiple births, then the burden will fall on society to raise these children.

This case aside is where the true question of limiting the number of children conceived by artificial insemination. How can we set a limit on the number of children a woman can have if she can afford to care for these children monetarily? Should there be a set number?

Infertile women go through disappointment and a psychological trauma due to their inability to have children. Most of this is caused by society’s ignorance when making comments about a woman who can’t bear children. When relatives make seemingly innocent comments about a woman not being woman enough to bear a child then they inflict salt in an already open wound.

Back to the question of how many children a woman can have if she already has children, should be determined by her circumstances. If she has the means to care for these children then by all means she should be allowed more children.

But if she has many children already and no way to provide for their care and future then the answer is definitely no. It is unfair to bring children into a world with no way to support them. Their basic needs will not be met and they will suffer in the end.

It is a hard decision to limit oneself to one or two children but one has to be unselfish when contemplating what they have to offer children they bring into this world. If they can’t afford to feed, clothe, pay for their health-care and education then people shouldn’t be having multiple children.