Featured on the Emily's List Facebook Page today is this "PSA from the 1960s," where "Batgirl advocates for equal pay while saving Batman and Robin." Emily's List, a PAC aiming to put more pro-choice Democrat female candidates into political office, goes on to note, "Over 50 years ago, Congress passed the Equal Pay Act, a law designed to end wage discrimination against women. Unfortunately, the fight’s still got many rounds left."

Indeed, a 2008 Census Bureau report shows that women's median annual earnings were 77.5% of men's earnings, and efforts to address that imbalance with The Paycheck Fairness Act have been filibustered successfully by Republicans in the Senate. Although President Obama supports the measure, data shows women aren't faring well financially in the Obama White House either. Where's Batgirl when we need her?

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