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We were paid—female legislative assistants were paid, probably, $10,000 to $15,000 
less than their male counterparts for doing the same amount of work.  

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And administrative assistants, which today would be called chiefs of staff,
were paid maybe, maybe $20,000 less—if there were any. 

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There were a few, maybe, legislative assistants, and as, as the ’70s rolled on, 
there became some women who were administrative assistants.

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You had fewer positions in offices, in the House offices then, 
and the congressional offices, than you do today. 

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Today, you have the legislative director, the overall director. 

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Then you have the legislative assistant, you have the legislative 
correspondent, you have the chief of staff, 

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you have a communications or press person, 
and you may have an outreach person. 

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So it’s, it’s very different today—but you had smaller 
staffs then and with more responsibilities. 

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And the two professional positions were the legislative assistant 
and the administrative assistant, in my day, 

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and very, very few women were in those positions.