What it boils down to is our employers have taken away out First Amendment rights by prohibiting us to discuss our pay in the workplace. Being able to discuss pay will help narrow the gender equality gap.
Why is this important?
By blocking bills allowing employees to discuss pay, and thus narrowing the pay gap, Congress is denying Americans their First Amendment rights. The government cannot pick and choose what aspects of speech we have a right to discuss. The government cannot choose which amendments it can be lax on, and which ones they are going to strictly enforce. All should be enforced equally, including the First.
