Silver Spring, Md. WE are quite amazed that in all the polling, when you give americans a dozen issues, equal pay for women almost always comes up in the first few issues, whether those polled are men or women. I believe this is because of two factors. First the huge number of female-headed households. Second, the two earner families where the man simply cannot understand why today's woman or wife, who after all has education equal or greater than that of men is not bringing home her share of the income.
Men get it, families get it.
The question about what it takes to equalize wages is important because it is not a simple issue. No, legislation will not simply do it. Yes it will take lawsuits. Yes it will take much more publicity. That's why the democrats, this morning, have held a press and radio blast with their leadership signaling that this issue is as important to the democrats in congress as patience bill of rights and prescription drugs or the like.