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More than two dozen strategists, analysts and campaign advisers who spoke to POLITICO said the hiring and pay trends they’re seeing this presidential cycle represent a sea change in an industry long dominated by men. No longer elbowed out of major decision-making, women more than ever are shaping messaging and strategy as well as steering policy and financial decisions of presidential campaigns.

Anne Caprara, who ran Hillary Clinton’s 2016 super PAC, Priorities USA, said for years it was common for female staffers to earn $10,000 or $20,000 less than men for doing the same work on different campaigns, or even within the same operation.

“On behalf of all the women who have worked on campaigns, it is about f***ing time that this has happened — and you can quote me on that,” Caprara said. “I really relish the day when this is not a story, when we’re not having these conversations of ‘are we paying men and women equal?’”

Caprara is, of course, Gov. Pritzker’s former campaign manager and current chief of staff.

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, Aug 23, 19 @ 1:24 pm

Comments

Must be related to Rahm.

Comment by Unpopular Friday, Aug 23, 19 @ 1:25 pm
Great quote!

Comment by P Friday, Aug 23, 19 @ 1:26 pm
“Harrrumph…..why, back in MY day…..”

Comment by Sayitaintso Friday, Aug 23, 19 @ 1:32 pm
Gritty would be proud.

Her twitter continues to be comedy gold.

Comment by Oswego Willy Friday, Aug 23, 19 @ 1:34 pm
It’s hard to measure salary parity for roles in political campaigns, but we are at least trying to do better which is a lot better of where we’ve been. Folks are at least consciously aware of how white and how male their staffing decisions are.

Illinois is the only state I’ve worked in where someone who will remain unnamed can just decide not to pay the salaries promised for the time frame promised and everyone just shrugs it off.

Comment by Candy Dogood Friday, Aug 23, 19 @ 2:11 pm
I miss wordslinger, this is up his alley.

Comment by Rutro Friday, Aug 23, 19 @ 2:30 pm
Rutro- Never be a commenter to match Wordslinger. “This is up his alley.” Every alley was his for the taking.

Comment by Sayitaintso Friday, Aug 23, 19 @ 3:25 pm
What she said…..

Comment by Amalia Friday, Aug 23, 19 @ 4:12 pm