Issue Position: Women's Rights - Equal Pay and Domestic Violence

Issue Position

Mothers and daughters deserve equal pay for equal work and for years these bills have been swatted down by the opposition for largely political purposes. When women in Louisiana only earn $0.80 for every dollar that men earn for doing the same work there a problem. It manifests in the lost wages and lost opportunities for women and their families. With so many single earner households in Louisiana, we can and must ensure that women are paid equally. It's a moral and an economic issue and is worthy of the fight. Also, I was a proud sponsor of the domestic violence awareness license plate and will continue to advocate and fight for women's rights. They need protection from spouses that use threats and violence to achieve their goals and there is no place for that in civilized society.

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