The Bluffer - Red Bluff, CA
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the gender struggle AP US HISTORY 12 AP WORLD CIV. 11 AP ART 7 AP SENIOR ENGLISH 17 AP JUNIOR ENGLISH 18 AP CALC. 20 AP BIOLOGY 22 AP SPANISH 4 AP US HISTORY 20 AP WORLD CIV. 38 AP ART 17 AP SENIOR ENGLISH 37 AP JUNIOR ENGLISH 48 AP CALC. 32 AP BIOLOGY 45 AP SPANISH 9 Suspended: 55 Expelled: 1 Suspended: 114 Expelled: 0 NATION WIDE As of 2009, 82 percent of the U.S correctional population was made of of men. NATION WIDE As of 2009, 18 percent of the U.S correctional popu- lation was made up of women. Tweet @Blufferlove: Are men and women treated equally in 2014? Use the hashtag #thegenderstruggle. Top academic seniors at Red Bluff High school: Top academic seniors at Red Bluff High school: 4 17 T he paycheck fairness act, which was first introduced on January 23rd, 2013, fell six votes short of being passed as of this past Wednesday, April 9. The act amends as well as revises the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act, also known as the Equal Pay Act. The Act prohibits against "wage differen- tiation" based upon gender. The act would have also prevented "employer retaliation for employee complaints." Employers who violate the gender dis- crimination guidelines would be liable for either financial or punitive punish- ment. T he act covers other various tech- nical aspects, for further specific information, refer to congress.gov. A large goal of the bill was to make it illegal for an employee to be pun- ished for revealing what they are paid; this is in response to allegations that women still make 77cents to the dol- lar of men, despite having the same qualifications. This claim however, has been called into question by some. According to the Washington Post, the bill was unable to persuade any Re- publicans to vote in support of it. "It is pretty much a fair tossup, there are some exceptions for both sexes." ~Kyle Martin, senior "Women are still not treated as well as men, but it's getting better." ~Aislynn Lair, junior P A Y C H E C K F A I R N E S S A C T " The boxes clarify the number of students at RBHS related to the field (unless specified otherwise) in the 2013-2014 school year. Stories and page done by Savanna Sutlif and Rebecca Blanchard