Obama made a strong appeal to working women as part of his economy tour. Yesterday, Obama was in New Mexico where he told an audience of majority women that he supports legislation to ensure equal pay for women, expanding family and medical leave as well as the tax credit for children and dependents and his plans to offer more after-school and early education programs. Obama supported legislation by co-sponsoring a bill -- the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act -- that would have reversed a Supreme Court decision last year that made it harder for women to challenge pay discrimination.
To hear his speech, please see video below. What is your position? Do you think both McCain and Obama will have what it takes to ensure equal pay for equal work among working women?
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