Quote – William Miller representative of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Testimony, House Hearing.

[T]hink of the handicaps nature and the various State legislatures have placed on women who seek employment in a field where men traditionally have operated….A man can work any hours necessary….If we hire a woman for that job we take into consideration the fact that she may very well get married and leave our employ because of the birth of a child or because her husband moves to another place….we may decide that it is worth running that risk if we pay $50 to $100 a month less. If, however, we have to pay the same rate of pay and we have a choice between a man and a woman, it would not be worthwhile to hire that person.

From the spoken testimony of William Miller representative of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce at the House hearing “Equal Pay Act”.

Tuesday, March 26, 1963
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