2008 Woodie Awards
Kerry's Too Sexy For His Shirt
A closer look at Bush's record shows why he's not doing so well with the ladies.
Susan Maltby
Issue date: 10/13/04 Section: Opinion
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Women have to consider more than meets the eye when it comes to deciding between Bush and Kerry.
We may have come a long way, baby, but now that we're here we're running low on cash. Women are still only paid 76 cents for every dollar earned by men.
American women have always suffered from pay disparity and the gap has increased during Bush's term, according to the Census Bureau.
Based on a July report in The Washington Post, the chicks working in the White House only earn 78 cents to every dollar earned by their male co-workers.
And for those with less prestigious addresses, the numbers are much more depressing. African- American women earned 34 cents less than men and Hispanic women were paid 46 cents less than men in 2002, according to statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau.
For no apparent reason, Bush decided to eliminate the Equal Pay Initiative, a program designed to expand federal enforcement against discriminatory practices that threaten equal pay for women and minorities.
After he took office, Bush closed the White House Office on Women's Issues. According to the Boston Globe, White House officials never did explain the decision other than to say the office expired at the end of Clinton's term.
As women weigh the pros and cons of each presidential candidate, most females agree that Kerry is at least easier on the eyes. An informal campus poll revealed that 25 percent of Valley women think Kerry is hotter than Bush, while 75 percent say Edwards' butt is cuter than both Bush and Kerry's faces put together.
Despite his bumpkin charm, Bush didn't improve the unemployment rate for women. It's now 37 percent higher than it was when he took office, based on recent Bureau of Labor statistics.
The unemployment rate for African- American women is 10.4 percent, 117 percent higher than Caucasian women. The rate for Hispanic women stands at 8.4 percent, which is 62 percent higher than for Caucasian women.
We may have come a long way, baby, but now that we're here we're running low on cash. Women are still only paid 76 cents for every dollar earned by men.
American women have always suffered from pay disparity and the gap has increased during Bush's term, according to the Census Bureau.
Based on a July report in The Washington Post, the chicks working in the White House only earn 78 cents to every dollar earned by their male co-workers.
And for those with less prestigious addresses, the numbers are much more depressing. African- American women earned 34 cents less than men and Hispanic women were paid 46 cents less than men in 2002, according to statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau.
For no apparent reason, Bush decided to eliminate the Equal Pay Initiative, a program designed to expand federal enforcement against discriminatory practices that threaten equal pay for women and minorities.
After he took office, Bush closed the White House Office on Women's Issues. According to the Boston Globe, White House officials never did explain the decision other than to say the office expired at the end of Clinton's term.
As women weigh the pros and cons of each presidential candidate, most females agree that Kerry is at least easier on the eyes. An informal campus poll revealed that 25 percent of Valley women think Kerry is hotter than Bush, while 75 percent say Edwards' butt is cuter than both Bush and Kerry's faces put together.
Despite his bumpkin charm, Bush didn't improve the unemployment rate for women. It's now 37 percent higher than it was when he took office, based on recent Bureau of Labor statistics.
The unemployment rate for African- American women is 10.4 percent, 117 percent higher than Caucasian women. The rate for Hispanic women stands at 8.4 percent, which is 62 percent higher than for Caucasian women.
