In 1963, the president of the United States passed an act called the Equal Pay Act, which required that work places and pay be equal according to the job done. This never truly took off. I've seen statistics that say that there are jobs that men get paid more in, there are jobs women get paid more in. My question is, how do you expect to get equal pay for difference in sex when there has always been sex discrimination, on both sides? Look at it this way, the daily assumption is that MEN are always the ones guilty of the following three crimes:
1. Rape
2. Domestic Abuse
3. Other forms of sexual abuse (not including rape).

Guess what? Those are not exclusively male crimes, so how can you assume anything?

I've been told in the past that men are swine. Men are this, or that. Well, what about the crimes of women? A woman commits domestic abuse, she gets congratulated? That's not justice, that's bull crap. Women are not perfect, no, far from it. It's okay though, neither are men. No human being, person in the flesh, is perfect. We make mistakes. They happen for a reason.

You recover from mistakes. You screwed up, best thing to do after screwing up is to hold your head up high, admit that you made a mistake and learn from it. That's how you become wise, that's how you meet God's plan for you. God doesnt deal in black and white. He'll always present you with choices, and let you decide. If you mess up, He lets you suffer the consequences and then He saves you and hopes you learn from the mess up.

God saves, yes, but He only saves those who believe, accept, and do His work. Just calling yourself a believer is not enough, never has been enough, and never will be enough.

I was emailed, eventually, by a Department of Labor spokesperson. I was given answers to two questions, and you know what I think of the answers? They're skewed and flawed to help someone persuade another into a similar way of thinking. Thank you for the answers, they proved slightly enlightening, and they were meant for public eyes. I informed the DOL that I intended to use the statemtents in  this blog, and I will of course, allow you all to interperate what the department spokesperson said.

My original email:

I was wondering, for blog purposes, if you could clarify some things
from the web chat. My first question pertains to how jobs would be put
into similar categories. What skills, education necessary, job
descriptions would be taken into account? My next is as a male employee,
what can I do to promote equal wages? Lastly, I would like to know,
hypothetically, a woman is hired to do a specific job, like say
secretary. There is another woman who is a secretary, but has been there
for a year longer. Both have same education, the new hire is younger and
more experienced with computers. Who would have the hire pay in such a
situation?

Reply:


There is more than one statute that might apply here. According to the EEOC, which enforces the Equal Pay Act, that statute requires that men and women in the same workplace be given equal pay for equal work. The jobs need not be identical, but they must be substantially equal. Job content (not job titles) determines whether jobs are substantially equal.  (EEOC guidance http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/equalcompensation.cfm.)

Under Title VII, determining whether pay discrimination exists uses a more flexible approach.  Compensation discrimination can take many forms – from paying women less than men for doing the same job, to discriminating against minorities in promotions or opportunities to earn overtime. Even when base salaries and wages are fair, workers can still experience discrimination in other types of pay, like bonuses or commissions. For this reason, courts consistently state in judicial decisions applying Title VII that there is no single way to prove compensation discrimination, and no particular limits on the kinds of evidence or information that might be relevant to proving discrimination in a particular case.  OFCCP has talked about this in its Notice of Rescission of the 2006 pay discrimination guidance documents:   
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-02-28/pdf/2013-04675.pdf

What does this tell you? They expect their existing programs, which have been in effect for 50 years, to work when according to their own information, THEY HAVE YET TO WORK!

I'm not even bothering to go to the transcript of the chat. This is a joke, and I hope the DOL realizes this. I'm sure they've been waiting on bended knees about this post since they know about it and where to find it.

As promised I will never reveal who I received this information from however, I can say I believe that they take us all for idiots.

My blog was never intended for me to become a political activist but I feel like I am slowly approaching that level.

Thank you for reading, have a good day.