The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

October 15, 2008

Table of Contents

1) Female Senators Ask SBA to Fix Women’s Contracting Program
Staff
Article, Business First of Louisville
October 10, 2008
All 16 female U.S. senators signed a letter asking the U.S. Small Business Administration either to improve or withdraw a proposed regulation to establish a contracting program for women-owned businesses.
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2) ‘No’ on Amendment 46
Staff
Editorial, Denver Business Journal
October 10, 2008
It’s bad enough Colorado voters face an unprecedented number of ballot issues in this year’s election, but the situation is made worse by several that clearly are designed to disguise the true intent of the proposal.
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3) Closing the Gap for Equal Pay
Colleen O'Connor
Article, The Denver Post
October 13, 2008
More than four decades after the Equal Pay Act made it illegal to pay men and women different wages for the same work, the fight over equal pay rages once again.
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4) Amendment 46 Not as Simple as Black and White
Emily Anderson
Article, Grand Junction Free Press
October 14, 2008
Amendment 46 would essentially do away with affirmative action in Colorado. But opponents of the constitutional amendment argue it could also bring the end of gender and race educational programs.
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