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TomCADem

(17,387 posts)
Sat Jun 4, 2016, 11:45 PM Jun 2016

Trump campaign pays women less than men

Source: Boston Globe

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has paid men on his campaign staff one-third more than women, while Hillary Clinton has compensated men and women equally, according to a Globe analysis of payroll data for both campaigns.

Trump’s campaign staff is also far less diverse than that of his likely Democratic opponent. Only about 9 percent of his team are minorities, compared with nearly a third of Clinton’s staff.

The Globe analyzed the payroll for both campaigns for April, the most recent month with publicly available data. The snapshot provides clues as to how the aspiring Oval Office occupants might fill a White House team, and to what extent they include people with diverse viewpoints in the inner workings of their organizations.

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The women working for Clinton — who account for 53 percent of her total staff — took home an average of $3,710. The men made slightly more, at $3,760. Clinton’s staffers, men and women, made less than the women who work for Trump.



Read more: https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2016/06/04/donald-trump-campaign-pays-women-less-than-men/VIu0v2MUJiHqhvc5C0W5dO/story.html

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Trump campaign pays women less than men (Original Post) TomCADem Jun 2016 OP
About candidates and pay (Hillary Clinton has compensated men and women equally) Omaha Steve Jun 2016 #1
"If Hillary hopes to inspire young people..." malthaussen Jun 2016 #2
Is anyone the least bit surprised? lark Jun 2016 #3

Omaha Steve

(99,630 posts)
1. About candidates and pay (Hillary Clinton has compensated men and women equally)
Sun Jun 5, 2016, 12:24 AM
Jun 2016


Hillary, pay your interns: Column: http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2015/06/23/hillary-clinton-unpaid-intern-millenials-column/28936259/

As the high school girl who slept in a Hillary for President T-shirt for most of 2007, cried when she conceded to Barack Obama, railed at Congress during the Benghazi hearings and was an early follower of Texts from Hillary, I took heart from the 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign had created.

When Hillary announced her second run for the White House, I felt my passion for politics reignite. I quickly applied for and was offered a position as a Hillary for America fellow to work on the campaign. I couldn't have been more excited — until I was told I'd have to move to Nevada and work full time on my own dime.

I couldn't believe my ears. I did not apply as a routine volunteer but as a fellow. Its application process with an elaborate screening and interview process was now revealed to be an ugly lie. If Hillary hopes to inspire young people, to prove she understands our interests she should offer substance to earn our votes.

Cheap, cheap

FULL story at link.

Snopes: http://www.snopes.com/bernie-sanders-unpaid-interns/

lark

(23,099 posts)
3. Is anyone the least bit surprised?
Sun Jun 5, 2016, 10:37 AM
Jun 2016

Bet he also pays the attractive women more than the less physically beautiful.

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