Sen. Clinton releases pay equity guide for young women

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), a sponsor of the Paycheck Fairness Act, released a resource guide today for young women, Know What to Ask & Know Your Rights: A Pay Equity Guide on How to Help Yourself in the Workplace.
It’s really more of a pamphlet than a guide (as her press release calls it), but whatever. It’s something.
At a seminar on pay equity, Sen. Clinton said, “We still have work to do to level the playing field. And we all have a role to play as we pursue that goal together: the public sector, private sector, and individuals…I hope this guide is a tool that helps to empower women, looking for jobs or holding jobs and perhaps unaware of their rights and the resources available.”
For more info on pay equity, check out the WAGE project.
[Also, it’s worth noting that the Department of Labor used to make this sort of information available. But the Bush administration has dramatically reduced the number of resources — such as “Know Your Rights” guides — on the Women’s Bureau website. They’ve also stopped collecting data on women workers. –Ann]