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Bubzer

(4,211 posts)
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 10:55 AM Mar 2016

Article Seemingly Intended To Boost Hillary, Cites Her Wage Disparities.

Hillary has hands-down, the largest campaign staff, at least, according to jezebel.com. She also has more women on her team than any other candidate... so it's rather striking that HRC, who has made pay equity a major plank of her campaign, is paying men 1.2-1.7 thousand more than the women on her team.

To be fair, many other candidates are also paying men more than women... but what makes HRC's pay inequity so significant, is the comparably huge numbers of women she employs... in fact, HRC's campaign employs more people than all the other campaigns combined... this also means far more women are impacted in her campaign than any other.

It's worth noting that this doesn't paint a complete picture of the actual situation as the report omits staffers paid as campaign consultants, does not account for the differences in full-time employee versus interns or contractors. and lastly excludes anyone who had not received at least four paychecks, or did not make a minimum annual salary of $24,000.

In short, the available information is far from perfect, so the report should probably be taken with a grain of salt.

http://theslot.jezebel.com/an-investigation-which-presidential-campaigns-have-the-1762895557

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Article Seemingly Intended To Boost Hillary, Cites Her Wage Disparities. (Original Post) Bubzer Mar 2016 OP
Well isn't that interesting? beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #1
I dont think so. looking at the report, it suggests he pays women less. Bubzer Mar 2016 #2
Odd. If I didn't know better, I'd almost think she just says whatever she has to say in order Marr Mar 2016 #3

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
1. Well isn't that interesting?
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 10:58 AM
Mar 2016

Is this the report used to bash Bernie for not paying women equally which actually ended up showing that he pays them more?

Fascinating.

Bubzer

(4,211 posts)
2. I dont think so. looking at the report, it suggests he pays women less.
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 11:00 AM
Mar 2016

Though there's a lot of information that has been omitted, by the author's admission.

Staffers, for example, aren't included in the figure at all.

 

Marr

(20,317 posts)
3. Odd. If I didn't know better, I'd almost think she just says whatever she has to say in order
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 11:01 AM
Mar 2016

to get elected.

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