On Thursday, April 19, Ann Romney, spoke at a meeting of the ” Moms for Mitt.” During the meeting, you have a question regarding the Lilly Ledbetter Act that supports equal pay for equal work for women. Her response shocked even the most robotic republican women in the audience. She said, “Why should women be paid equal to men? Men have been in the working world a lot longer and deserve to be paid at a higher rate. Heck, I’m a working mom and I’m not paid a dime. I depend on my husband to provide for me and my family, as should most women… and if a woman does work, she should be happy just to be out there in the working world and quit complaining that she’s not making as much as her male counterparts. I mean really, all this wanting to be equal nonsense is going to be detrimental to the future of women everywhere.” After pausing for a moment, she continued, “Who’s going to want to hire a woman, or for that matter, even marry a woman who thinks she is the same, if not better than a man at any job. It’s almost laughable. C’mon now ladies, are you with me on this?”
Mitt Romeny has stated on numerous occausions that Ann is his chief adviser on women’s issues.