Mountain Messenger
  • News
    • Local News
    • Courthouse
      • Civil Suits
      • Deeds
      • Marriages
      • Public Meetings
      • Reunions
    • Club News
    • Education
    • Business News
    • Entertainment
    • Sports News
  • Spiritual
    • Parabola
    • Southern Baptist
    • Transcendental Meditation
    • Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
    • Church Bulletin
  • Obituaries
  • Columns
    • A Look Back
    • Back Down Country Roads
    • Dear Recycle Lady
    • Between The Lines
    • Letters to the Editor
  • eMessenger
  • Special Publications
    • Properties and Lifestyles
    • State Fair Guide
  • Contact Us
  • State News
  • National News
  • Classifieds
  • Legals
  • Login
Subscribe For $2.50/Month
No Result
View All Result
Mountain Messenger
  • News
    • Local News
    • Courthouse
      • Civil Suits
      • Deeds
      • Marriages
      • Public Meetings
      • Reunions
    • Club News
    • Education
    • Business News
    • Entertainment
    • Sports News
  • Spiritual
    • Parabola
    • Southern Baptist
    • Transcendental Meditation
    • Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston
    • Church Bulletin
  • Obituaries
  • Columns
    • A Look Back
    • Back Down Country Roads
    • Dear Recycle Lady
    • Between The Lines
    • Letters to the Editor
  • eMessenger
  • Special Publications
    • Properties and Lifestyles
    • State Fair Guide
No Result
View All Result
Mountain Messenger
No Result
View All Result
  • National News
  • WV State News
  • VA State News
  • Contact Us
Home Opinions

Manchin fights to close wage gap

January 8, 2015
in Opinions
Reading Time: 2 mins read
A A
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) this week issued the following statement after the Senate failed to secure enough votes to move forward to debate and pass the Paycheck Fairness Act.

“The fact that working women in West Virginia earn around 70 cents to every dollar a man makes just defies common sense,” Senator Manchin said. “My very first vote in the Senate was for paycheck fairness, and I will continue to fight to close the wage gap because people should earn the same pay for doing the same work. It’s past time that we correct this unfairness to make sure that women are paid what they deserve.”

According to the Census Bureau, in West Virginia, a woman who holds a full-time job is paid, on average, $30,885 per year, while a man who holds a full-time job is paid $44,159 per year. This means that women in West Virginia are paid 70 cents for every dollar paid to men, amounting to a yearly wage gap of $13,274 between men and women who work full time in the state.

In West Virginia, if the wage gap were eliminated, on average, a full-time working woman would have accumulated more money every year for approximately:

• 112 more weeks of food for her family (2.2 years’ worth);

• 14 more months of mortgage and utilities payments;

• 22 more months of rent;

• 3,786 additional gallons of gas.

According to Census Bureau data, women in West Virginia earn less than men in many occupations and all education levels. For example, men in West Virginia with a bachelor’s degree earn an average of $48,839, while women with a bachelor’s degree earn on average $35,812.

In the workforce, Census data shows that in:

• Sales and related jobs – women earn 55 percent of male counterparts’ salaries;

• Management, business and financial – women earn 70 percent of male counterparts’ salaries;

• Computer, engineering and science – women earn 81 percent of male counterparts’ salaries.

ShareTweetPin
Previous Post

News from DC…

Next Post

Almost Heaven Habitat for Humanity opening new ‘ReStore’ in White Sulphur Springs

Join Our Newsletter

  • News
  • Spiritual
  • Obituaries
  • Columns
  • eMessenger
  • Special Publications

© 2022 Mountain Media, LLC

  • Login
  • Sign Up
  • Cart
No Result
View All Result
  • eMessenger
  • Local News
  • Courthouse
  • A Look Back
  • Business News
  • Church News
  • Club News
  • Sports News
  • Entertainment
  • Obituaries
  • Opinions
  • Special Publications
  • Contact Us
  • My Account
  • Subscribe | Digital & Newspaper

© 2022 Mountain Media, LLC

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Thank you for supporting local journalism. Please enjoy two free articles per month.

Subscribe Or Login For Full Access

Forgot your password?

Lost your password? Please enter your email address. You will receive mail with link to set new password.

Back to login