EQUALITY/EQUITY
Obama
- Approved a bill to make salaries transparent (missed this?).
- Salary equity is a family issue.
- Expanded college loans to millions of people, included women.
- Give loans directly to students and eliminated the middle men.
- Will enforce the laws. Will not tolerate discrimination.
- Romney failed to support ledbetter bill.
- Women need access to better health care. Insurance companies
need to provide contraceptive coverage.
- Romney opposes this and thinks employers should decide who
gets contraceptive coverage.
- Romney will eliminate funding for planned parenthood. that will hurt pocket book of women.
- Providing child care credits.
- These are family and economic issues.
- Make sure women have same opportunities.
Romney
- Worked to find qualified women for his Mass. Cabinet.
- Due to recruiting effort and work flexibility.
- Have employers that are willing to create jobs.
- In Obama administration ~550,000 less women are working.
- Need to improve economy. Creating a stronger economy will
help women get work.
- Don't believe gov should dictate health care choices.