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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIvanka Backs White House Decision to Block Rule Designed to Prevent Pay Discrimination
Source: Jezebel
On Tuesday, the White House announced that it will stop the implementation of an Obama-era rule that had yet to go into effect and would have required businesses to collect data on how much they pay their workers based race, gender, and ethnicity, the Wall Street Journal reports. Obama proposed the policy back in 2016 in an effort to address discriminatory pay disparity.
Closing the wage gap is something that Ivanka Trump, a business woman and unpaid assistant to the president (per WSJ), has championed in several compelling advertisements for her public personaat least when it comes to gender, the only kind of wage disparity that could possibly impact her in any way. Based on the shallowness of Ivankas commitment, it comes as no surprise that Ivanka threw her influence behind the White Houses decision, saying in a statement:
Closing the wage gap is something that Ivanka Trump, a business woman and unpaid assistant to the president (per WSJ), has championed in several compelling advertisements for her public personaat least when it comes to gender, the only kind of wage disparity that could possibly impact her in any way. Based on the shallowness of Ivankas commitment, it comes as no surprise that Ivanka threw her influence behind the White Houses decision, saying in a statement:
Ultimately, while I believe the intention was good and agree that pay transparency is important, the proposed policy would not yield the intended results. We look forward to continuing to work with EEOC, OMB, Congress and all relevant stakeholders on robust policies aimed at eliminating the gender wage gap.
http://theslot.jezebel.com/ivanka-backs-white-house-in-blocking-implementation-of-1798581363?utm_campaign=socialfow_jezebel_twitter&utm_source=jezebel_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
I'm shocked. Shocked, I tell you!
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Ivanka Backs White House Decision to Block Rule Designed to Prevent Pay Discrimination (Original Post)
demmiblue
Aug 2017
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spanone
(135,636 posts)1. why anyone would care one whit what ivanka thinks on any subject is baffling
oppressedproletarian
(243 posts)2. Yes
Who the hell is she? Less than nobody
demmiblue
(36,751 posts)4. Because she is Princess Royal!
spanone
(135,636 posts)5. well, there is that. i forgot. 😎🔫
underpants
(182,279 posts)3. So, in other words, "Yes Daddy"
That's her whole life. Making sure Daddy is fine inside the bubble.