Senate Dems Wage a War on Women's Wages

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There's been a lot of fuss in the news and from the left about the GOP's supposed "War on Women". But is there really anything worse than undervaluing women and their abilities, treating them like second class citizens, and refusing to acknowledge their worth? The truth is that Democratic Senators overwhelmingly pay their female staffers less than their male counterparts. This practice is pervasive, with 37 out of 50 Senate Dems paying female staffers less than male staffers and sometimes a lot less. Senator Bernie Sanders, Socialist from Vermont, pays his female staff a whopping 47.6 percent less. "Sen. Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.), who runs the Senate Democratic messaging operation, paid men $19,454 more on average, a 36 percent difference." And women don't rise to positions of importance, either. Of 46 Democratic Senators who have a chief of staff, only 13 are women. I have to say that if a bunch of men wanted to make sure I got free birth control but didn't think I had the brains to be paid commensurate with men or handle responsibility on the same level as men, I would get suspicious about how "equal" they thought I really was. But - it's not just male Senators. A group of Democratic female senators met to urge the passing of the "Paycheck Fairness Act". But of those five Senators who are so concerned about the "gender pay gap", three of them pay their female staffers significantly less. For instance, female members of Sen. Patty Murray's staff made $21,000 less per year than male staffers in 2011, a difference of 35.2 percent. As usual, it's the ones crying the loudest who are the worst offenders. There's no better way to divert attention from your own deeds than to point fingers at others, I suppose. As usual, it's a war of rhetoric and there's no substance. While the Dems accuse the GOP of waging a war on women, the Dems are regularly and in practice demeaning women, undervaluing women and treating them as second class citizens. http://freebeacon.com/senate-dems-betray-lilly/