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RobertEarl

(13,685 posts) Mon Nov 16, 2015, 01:24 AM Nov 2015

Minimum Wage is a Women's Issue

The majority of workers in minimum wage jobs are women, imo.

So raising the minimum wage will mainly help women.

Anyone who is for women and their equality should be fully backing every effort to increase the minimum wage as high as possible. Accepting less is not being very supportive of women.

Agree?

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Minimum Wage is a Women's Issue (Original Post) RobertEarl Nov 2015 OP

Yes, exactly. tblue Nov 2015 #1

And they should vote to out more women in positions of power. Our lack of agency hold us back!! bravenak Nov 2015 #2

Your source? Or is that just your supposition? WillowTree Nov 2015 #3

Yes. RobertEarl Nov 2015 #4

Um... guy who makes slightly above minimum wage here. Initech Nov 2015 #5

Sure the hell does suck. No matter the gender, it sucks. bravenak Nov 2015 #6

Hey I'd love $20 an hour! Initech Nov 2015 #7

Boom!! I have my first taker!! I think we can win this thing if we spread the message. bravenak Nov 2015 #8

It is a Living wage women and men should have. daybranch Nov 2015 #9

tblue

(16,350 posts)

1. Yes, exactly.

Reply to RobertEarl (Original post)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 01:33 AM

Nov 2015

This woman says YES!

bravenak

(34,648 posts)

2. And they should vote to out more women in positions of power. Our lack of agency hold us back!!

Reply to RobertEarl (Original post)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 01:38 AM

Nov 2015

WillowTree

(5,325 posts)

3. Your source? Or is that just your supposition?

Reply to RobertEarl (Original post)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 01:41 AM

Nov 2015

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)

4. Yes.

Reply to WillowTree (Reply #3)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 01:48 AM

Nov 2015

Besides that is the pay inequality. Especially at lower levels of income.

And as a young man I had far more opportunities to move to a higher paying job, since I didn't have to worry about taking care of children, for instance.

Initech

(100,079 posts)

5. Um... guy who makes slightly above minimum wage here.

Reply to RobertEarl (Original post)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 01:59 AM

Nov 2015

How is this a women's issue exactly? Try living on $12.65 an hour, it sucks no matter who you are.

bravenak

(34,648 posts)

6. Sure the hell does suck. No matter the gender, it sucks.

Reply to Initech (Reply #5)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 02:00 AM

Nov 2015

I want the minimum at twenty. Nobody agrees with me, as usual.

Initech

(100,079 posts)

7. Hey I'd love $20 an hour!

Reply to bravenak (Reply #6)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 02:03 AM

Nov 2015

bravenak

(34,648 posts)

8. Boom!! I have my first taker!! I think we can win this thing if we spread the message.

Reply to Initech (Reply #7)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 02:06 AM

Nov 2015

daybranch

(1,309 posts)

9. It is a Living wage women and men should have.

Reply to RobertEarl (Original post)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 06:15 AM

Nov 2015

When you use the word minimum you are re-enforcing the metaphor that workers only deserve so much or they hurt society, but living wage is what we progressives like Bernie aim for, the ability to work and support your family with dignity. But you and I know who uses what words and we know who is really on the side of the people on this and every issue do we not? Go Bernie!

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