European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the stars and stripes May 1985 daily Magazine up photo now president Judy Goldsmith declared Reagan a disaster for pay equity women Issue of the 80s e by Carol Lawson new York times l1zabeth Holtzman recalls that when she became Brooklyn District attorney three years she found not one single woman in a position of authority in the District attorneys this was going on despite All the Laws on the books in new York almost half the bureaus in my office Are headed by its Holtzman added with a wry what a woman can do As the talk of discrimination in the workplace where 50 million working women earn an average of 60 cents for every Dollar that men earn dominated the speeches and workshops at the annual held in new York of the new York state chapter of the National organization for the theme of the held at the was women share economic and More than 300 women from around the state discussion of sex discrimination in employment entered around pay which is the term currently being applied to the controversial concept of comparable this has been called the women Issue of the said Judy president of the National organization for it is the Premier economic according to the Bureau of labor More than two thirds of women 25 to 54 years old Are in the labor the Rand a research predicted recently by the year women wages would be 74 percent of those for economic discrimination against women hurts Fame Holtzman it hurts and it hurts it hurts everybody dependent on women in we cannot function effectively As a society if we cripple half our it is like trying to drive a car with two the concept of pay equity has expanded the Long running debate Over equal pay for equal today there is growing debate in the courts and in state and City governments across the country Over equal pay for jobs of comparable proponents say the effect of the comparable Worth concept would be to raise the status of women which has traditionally been undervalued and under to the status of mens opponents say women hold Lowe paying jobs because of Market forces and because they choose to spend time away from work raising the concept of pay equity Calls for employ ers to try to assess the intrinsic value of different jobs by measuring the skills and Effort required by their responsibilities and their working it enables employers to what a Secretary does with what a truck Driver if the two jobs end up at about the same place on a numerical proponents of comparable Worth they should command the same most of the momentum for pay equity is coming from labor unions that represent Public employees and from women in a landmark decision in a Federal judge or dered the state of Washington to thousands of female employees More than million in Back pay and the judges decision was based in part on a consulting firms assessment that jobs held mainly by women were paid about 20 percent less than equivalent jobs held mainly by the decision is being a the Reagan administration is opposed to the idea of comparable and in april the com Mission on civil rights rejected the doctrine in a 5 to 2 the two defenders of comparable Worth were women who were appointed to the commission by presi Dent Goldsmith criticized the civil rights commissions but on the plus pay equity is As an she cited the City of Colorado which has implemented pay equity for municipal Colorado Springs is not a hotbed of Goldsmith it is a quiet Republican the chamber of Commerce said pay equity would ruin the but the mayor says it has produced better lower turnover and increased productive int that what the private sector is always looking for 5 comparable Worth is not a Radical said Pamela Stone a sociologist on the faculty at Hunter it is in place today and is very How to keep Success from spoiling marriage Brand Seebrooks new York times she was being made a partner in her Law firm while he was still struggling with yet an other business venture that was going she was getting a raise just As his company was turning him she was being promoted to vice president while he seemed permanently stuck at Middle management relating the experiences of couples such As professionals Are finding that a growing number confront a particularly stressful time if the husbands career seems to have faltered just when the wife status or income has begun to move its becoming a significant and recognized crisis Point in More and More said Selma past president of the new York state chapter of the american association of marriage and family thera she has found that under the the dislocation from longheld expectations and roles can grow so profound that even the most harmonious of marriages May Morton a psychologist with the Institute of family and work relationships in la who has counselled dozens of these couples in the last few maintains that trouble usually if it going to do because of deep discomfort on both the difficulty is most he has Dis if the Success has been especially Swift and neither is adequately prepared to Deal with what it is doing to them As a he the he suddenly feels diminished and caught off however Well he thought he would accept such an said Shaevitz one Man told i know intellectually i applaud her but emotionally i feel i feel in being and i feel guilty because i am so such men frequently become withdrawn or Shaevitz the women meanwhile begin to feel con Uncertain and even creating an uneasy standoff on both sides that leads to resentment and bursts of anger Over almost knowing this sort of reaction is Normal rather than exceptional is a helpful said Pierre mor a psychotherapist in Mill and author of the new thank god its or How to prevent Success from ruining your so is the knowledge that a couple could Benefit by anticipating the likelihood of trouble in preparing themselves through a candid couples interviewed find that talking it out does at first i thought it was admitted Edward who now manages his wife career consulting business in new York i was still a waiter while she had become an executive at a big advertising Agen i had been brought up with the Macho idea that the Man is supposed to be the big but we talked about it a he said i realized it was just i could look at it As an advantage instead of an i could have nicer afford a better place to most he was that his Rhoda Frindell never lorded it Over me or put me a particularly effective suggested is to discuss the Issue before animosity and fears the wife might also mention her husbands past contributions or and turn acceptance of an accolade or promotion into a joint achievement instead of a purely personal women might also try to understand How vulnerable men feel at such said women often have several close friends with whom to discuss prob lems Many men do nor can a Man easily Tell his wife How deserted he might feel for she is now going to be travelling so instead he makes her feel bad by telling her that the Job is now the most important thing in her he