Equal Pay Day

I'm new to blogging but I've noticed a number of things that are a big part of blogging. One is actually reading other people's blogs. It's amazing how many there are out there. I found a great blog that posts pioneer women recipes. I also have some awesome friends that blog like daisybones and Davka. That's brings me to another great point about blogging. Linking! I know what the word blogsphere means now. Everything is so interconnected. Information is literally at our fingertips. It's a very exciting time to be a writer.

Feministing is another blog I read daily. I would love at some point to do a post about feminism and really examine that label and what it means to me. But alas, I actually have to get back to work at some point this morning. However, they did link me to this great blogging + activism with the National Women's Law Center; Blog for Fair Pay Day!



I live in Pittsburgh and apparently southwestern Pennsylvania has a real problem with pay equity. Some of the counties that are further south (ie: Green and Fayette) see pay gaps much below the state average. A couple years ago I found out about a great organization called the Women and Girls Foundation. They are a non-profit feminist organization and one of their main objectives is to close the wage gap in SWPA. I've donated to them in the past and I think everyone should, especially native Pittsburghers. They have a myspace page. You can even buy cool merch at their cafepress site too! (wow, I'm really linking it up here...)

I figured the best way for me to blog about equal pay was to make it local and bring attention to this amazingly awesome organization that is working hard for equality.