their priorities are different. that s why a sorority seniority system disadvantages women. i think in this country particularly in the media women have just as much chance to succeed as men here in where in my business. in your world. i don t see it i guess it s the same in wal-mart, if you are good, the wal-mart people it doesn t care whether you are a man or a woman unless there is some idiot in charge. i think women in america do have equal opportunity. am i wrong? there is no question that women in america have more opportunity than anywhere else in the world. there is no question. i started out as a secretary. and i had the chance to become the chief executive officer of the largest technology company in the world and now i m running for president. that s only possible in this country. it s also true that women are half the nation. so women are half the potential of this nation. and if you look at the burdens of poverty, for example, it falls most heavily on women
her. all right. steve, what do you think of this? is it possible that somebody from the private sector like carly focusing on this subject, which is so key to hillary s campaign could really pull the rug out from hillary on this? yes, when she s hammering home just traveling the world is not going some place to actually get something done. traveling versus achievement. and so because of her past background as an executive, i think she s got the standing so to speak to really take her on. and what she s pointing out is rhetoric is one thing, reality is quite another. and hillary mouth these things but can t practice them. fiorina can say, i ve been there, i know what it s like to get real things done. nothing makes americans matter than unfairness of the seniority system where somebody not working gets more pay. i think what she s hitting on is the fact that the only way as a country our standard of living can continue to improve is if productivity improves output per person.
become women in the workplace, pay equity child care subsidies. she does it very effectively. we of course all want a fair workplace but progress ins have often portrayed the workplace as openly hostile and i think fiorina is saying enough is enough and she s doing a great job. is carly right about equal pay? i don t think so. i m glad to hear a republican talking about the pay gap. but i think with seniority, you do get some institutional knowledge and the reality is only 15% fewer than 15% of women are in a union but when they are in a union, represented organized labor, they are paid more than women who are not. so those are some of the facts. here s specifically what carly said about seniority. the federal government is a seniority system which means they don t pay for performance. which know for example, that a man can sit in a federal government job and watch pornography all day long while
president obama s office do not meet their metrics for equal pay for equal work. weave know as well that the federal government is a seniority system, which means they don t pay for performance. they pay for time and grade. carly fiorina has a big week as she denounces hillary clinton s hypocrisy outside of a hotel where hillary clinton was speaking. such a crowded field can the former hewlett packard ceo stand out. democratic strategist and political blogger joins us. and spokesperson under george w. bush. thank you so much for being with us, both of you. hi, anna. thank you so much. just because carly fiorina is a female doesn t mean she deserves extra cover. she does bring a voice without liberals say she something sexist. that s right. how much does that help her or hurt her? i think it definitely helps her. i think she positions herself as the only woman on the g.o.p. side which who
australia. tests are under way to determine if those samples are active and pose any risks. i m uma pemmaraju. my special guests include formal naval commander general wesley clark. join me. hillary clinton getting another democratic contender today but it is a republican presidential candidate who s really been challenging her. carly fiorina taking hillary to task over equal pay. do not meet their metrics for equal pay for equal work. we know as well that the federal government is a seniority system. which means they don t pay for performance. they pay for time and grade. sabrina s been following all this. one of the things i like most about carly fiorina is she is in a position to take on and has been doing a great job. the sort of centerpiece of a democratic platform which has