Pay equity campaigners mark suffrage day outside Parliament

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Fri, 18 Sep 2009 1:02p.m.

The pay equity campaigners say women get paid 12 percent less than men for work of the same value

The pay equity campaigners say women get paid 12 percent less than men for work of the same value

Campaigners for pay equity launched their coalition and marked suffrage day on the steps of Parliament today.

The pay equity challenge coalition says women still do not get the same pay as men for doing work of equal value.

They brought a cake with a 12 percent slice missing to represent the ongoing pay gap.

The event also marked suffrage day – 116 years since New Zealand women were the first in the world to win the right to vote.

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22 Sep 2009 07:32a.m.

Briar wrote:

So why were women out demonstrating for equal pay then?

20 Sep 2009 09:27a.m.

Phil wrote:

Another observation. This topic has been here three days and so far no female has posted a comment.

19 Sep 2009 03:42a.m.

John wrote:

Women are paid less because Governments, the male dominanted Courts and Employers do not really value women enough. Actually as a society we are still very sexist at a deep,level; We take it as red that women don't direct action film blockbusters, or become big tycoons, or are computer boffins, inventors, or writers of non romantic huge selling novels. We live in a world of Illusions where we put artificial limits on both who we really are, and what we could become, both indiviudally as characters, or united together.
Gromit 2x

18 Sep 2009 07:41p.m.

Phil wrote:

Ladies have been libertaed for decades so why are they being paid less? They are paid less because they accept less.