Gloria Steinem is on a whirlwind media blitz this week. Here she is talking to Stephen Colbert. Gloria Steinem has some pretty compelling reasons why men need to be more involved with their families: better health, longer life, and better sex. Do you really need a better incentive?
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Katie Couric asked Gloria Steinem to respond to Sarah Palin’s use of the term feminist. Steinem clearly calls out Sarah Palin and others by try to coop the feminist label by saying that you have to promote women’s rights if you want to be a feminist.
For more Gloria Steinem awesomeness, check out this post over at The Abortion Gang.
Gloria Steinem is an absolute bad-ass in that colbert video. I totally love how she brings up the obvious benefits that equal pay would also have for men. And I also loved that she highlighted the fantastic benefits for men who proactively get involved in raising their children. (One of the many reasons why we need a better maternity leave system in the U.S.).
Oh yeah . . . I think her economic analysis was spot on – if men make more money than women, of course they’re going to be laid off at higher rates. It’s all about the bottom line. Equal pay would eliminate that justification.
What equal pay means to a business owner is to pay everyone at the woman’s rate. Lower the pay rate across the board and keep revenue high. Most men will walk at that treatment. We believe in paying the individual what they are worth. Some people are worth more than others, it has no bearing on genitalia it has every bearing on what they bring to the table. That’s true equality.
Wow. Way to refuse an interrogation of male privilege.