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Gender equality bake sale causes stir at Utah high school
http://www.good4utah.com/story/d/story/gender-equality-bake-sale-causes-stir-at-utah-high/10246/0gE6cCkPA0mvNkLZEjyO4QHere's a quiz. 2 cookies, 2 chocolate chip cookies, exactly the same. Yet one sells for a dollar, the other 77 cents. Why?
"Because in America, for every dollar a man makes, a woman only makes 77 cents. So we're raising awareness for this. So boys will pay a dollar and girls only pay 77 cents," said Kari Schott with the Young Democrats Club at Jordan High School.
Schott and her friends from the Young Democrats club sold some cookies, raised some money and created controversy, but they got their point across. There was mixed reactions from fellow students.
"I really think that women should be paid equally. A lot of women out there are just as good as men out there," Helamen Matmata, Jordan High School student.
"Because in America, for every dollar a man makes, a woman only makes 77 cents. So we're raising awareness for this. So boys will pay a dollar and girls only pay 77 cents," said Kari Schott with the Young Democrats Club at Jordan High School.
Schott and her friends from the Young Democrats club sold some cookies, raised some money and created controversy, but they got their point across. There was mixed reactions from fellow students.
"I really think that women should be paid equally. A lot of women out there are just as good as men out there," Helamen Matmata, Jordan High School student.
"the Young Democrats Club at Jordan High School"?! How small can you be and still be a "club"?
