Subject: TELL CONGRESS: close the wage gap
From: "Jacky Rosen" <[email-masked]>
To: "Robert Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2016 19:12:43 +0000

Today marks the 53rd anniversary of the Equal Pay Act -- legislation aimed at abolishing the gender wage gap. 
 
But all these years later, we still have a ways to go in the fight for equal pay for equal work. 
 
Tell Congress: pass the Paycheck Fairness Act to strengthen every woman's power to combat pay discrimination >>

http://action.rosenfornevada.com/equal-pay	
 
Robert, 
 
Like so many women, I have personally experienced pay discrimination. 
 
While I was working as a computer programmer in the early 1980's, I found out that my male colleagues -- many of whom were under my supervision -- were paid higher salaries and bonuses than me. 
 
Why? My boss said, "Well, they have families to support, and you don't."
 
I was doing the same work -- and sometimes more -- but I earned less because of my gender.
 
And Robert, this is still happening today. In Nevada, women earn an average of just 85 cents on the dollar compared to men.

We need to close the wage gap. Stand with me to demand equal pay for equal work:
 
http://action.rosenfornevada.com/equal-pay	

Thanks,

Jacky

Jacky Rosen is a Democrat running for Congress in the 3rd District of Nevada, a community leader, and president of her local synagogue in Henderson. A forward-looking progressive, Jacky led a team to build one of the largest solar energy projects by a non-profit in Southern Nevada. Jacky has the support of Senator Reid, and in Congress she will focus on turning Nevada's challenges into opportunities by working to improve our schools and access to higher education and skills training. She will protect Social Security and Medicare and ensure a dignified retirement for seniors, and will fight for commonsense gun safety laws, like universal background checks. You can support Jacky's campaign by donating here: http://action.rosenfornevada.com/support-jackys-campaign

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