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" By now, we&amp;#039;re all familiar with Mitt Romney&amp;#039;s gaffe about possessing binders full of women, which quickly became a widespread Internet meme and garnered significant attention on Facebook and Twitter. To be fair, the Governor was referring to a binder he was given during his time as Massachusetts governor that was full of potential female candidates to fill many cabinet positions. However, it sounded a little like the Governor was insinuating that it&amp;#039;s difficult to find women who have the qualifications to fill senior leadership roles. In my binder, this statement was indicative that he himself lacks the necessary qualifications to be a positive leader for women and girls around the nation.  The last time that we looked at the pay gap for women right out of college, it stood at 20 cents\u2014meaning that women were paid 80 cents for every dollar made by a man, despite holding the same diploma and same job. Governor Romney refuses to address whether or not he supports the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would protect women by clarifying acceptable reasons for differences in pay, by requiring employers to demonstrate that wage gaps between men and women are a result of factors other than sex. His advisor noted this week that the Governor was opposed to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, a law signed by President Obama, ensuring women the right to retaliate against wage discrimination, even if they don&amp;#039;t find out about it right away. Governor Romney neglected to mention either of these important pieces of legislation yesterday.  I applaud President Obama for standing up for women and girls by publicly supporting legislation that ensures that I, and millions of other women, have the ability to start on a level playing field, and encourage Governor Romney to be more forthcoming about how he feels about these important issues. While pay equity is an important issue for me, it might not be the one that matters the most to you\u2014and that&amp;#039;s okay! What&amp;#039;s important is that all millennial women make the effort to get to the voting booth this November to make our voices and votes heard. We all have something to say about the issues, and this November, make sure your voice rings loud and clear! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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