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Chance to succeed as men here and in my business. >> in your world. >> i dont see it -- i guess its the same in wal-mart. if you are good, the wal-mart people dont care whether you are a man or a woman unless there is some idiot in charge. overall in our society, 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 mean, i started out as a secretary. and i had t...

The men are in the workplace? >> well, i think there is some evidence of that. but, i dont believe -- look, if you create a meritocracy, a real a meritocracy where you pay for performance, pay for merit, instead of say time and grade or how long you have been there or what you look like, then you are going to have an equal pay environment. of course, democrats dont like that. they like seniority systems. thats what unions do. thats what federal government bureaucracies do. if you will give a wom...

The men are in the workplace? >> well, i think there is some evidence of that. but, i dont believe -- look, if you create a meritocracy, a real a meritocracy where you pay for performance, pay for merit, instead of say time and grade or how long you have been there or what you look like, then you are going to have an equal pay environment. of course, democrats dont like that. they like seniority systems. thats what unions do. thats what federal government bureaucracies do. if you will give a wom...

Chance to succeed as men here and in my business. >> in your world. >> i dont see it -- i guess its the same in wal-mart. if you are good, the wal-mart people dont care whether you are a man or a woman unless there is some idiot in charge. overall in our society, 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 mean, i started out as a secretary. and i had t...

Compete for everybodys business across state lines like we do homeowners insurance or car insurance or a whole set of other products. >> you know, the dems have said theres a war on women. im a woman. i havent felt that war. when you look at women in general, the progressive policies havent done much for them. >> well, in fact, progressive policies have failed women just as they have failed the african-american community. just to put the facts on it, african-american youth unemployment, for exam...

Heavily on women, if you look at the fact that women sometimes do leave the workforce for a time, when you have seniority systems ages women. >> the dog remember the poverty on women is driven by having children out of wedlock with no father and no provider there. now, i have got to ask you about kates law. we didnt have you in the mosaic because i knew i was going to talk to you and you could tell the folks straight on, do you support kates law? >> i do. heres what i worry about though bill. we...

Look, the facts are that, of course i support equal pay for equal work. and thats why a law was passed way back in 1963 guaranteeing the same. and if women are truly being discriminated against because of their gender they should use the law to its full effect. however, the biggest impediment to equal pay for equal work beyond pay practices and hillary clinton and president obamas offices is the seniority system. because the seniority system pays not on merit not on performance but on how long y...