Politics. On Point.

Ann Romney may have touted that she " lovvvvves women !" during her speech at the RNC last week in Tampa, however at the DNC this week, women's issues were front and center, and addressed - something that was severely lacking during the RNC.  (And by the way, no one called Ann Romney gay because she said she "loves women"; yet Time Magazine called President Obama the first gay president when he sided on the rights of same sex marriage). Former Georgetown law student, and recent completor of the CA bar exam, Sandra Fluke. Beginning with Lilly Ledbetter's rousing speech on equal pay and benefits for women (President Obama signed into law the Lilly Ledbedder Fair Pay Act (LLFPA) during the first days of his administration making it unlawful for employers to pay women less than men for equal work), to Sandra Fluke's stance on contraceptive and preventive health care for all women, the current-day issues that affect women in the United States were high...

President Obama Remarks On Anniversary of The Equal Pay Act "On June 10, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Equal Pay A ct , which sought to end wage discrimination on the basis of sex. At the time, women were paid 59 cents for every dollar earned by men. 47 years later, pay parity remains far from reality, as women in the United States still only earn 77 cents for every dollar earned by men. For women of color, this gap is even wider. This remains unacceptable, as it was when the Act was signed. All women – and their families – deserve equal pay. Women now make up nearly half of the nation’s workforce, most homes have two working parents, and 60 percent of all women work full-time. As we emerge from one of the worst recessions in American history, when families are struggling to pay their bills and save for the future, pay inequity only deepens that struggle and hampers our economy’s ability to fully recover. But we have taken some important steps to address...