Mitt Has Binders of Women, But No Equal Pay Answer

During Tuesday's debate, the battle for female voters took center stage when the candidates were asked about how they'd address inequalities in the workplace, "specifically females making only 72 percent of what their male counterparts earn." The question was a softball for Obama. He told the familiar story about his grandmother working her way from secretary to vice-president at a local bank, then hitting a glass ceiling, and pointed out that the Lilly Ledbetter Act was the first bill he signed after taking office. "Women are increasingly the breadwinners in the family," said Obama. "This is not just a women's issue, this is a family issue. This is middle class issue, and that's why we've got to fight for it."

So, with an opportunity to counteract accusations that his party is waging a war on women, what did Mitt Romney say? It's an "important topic," which he learned a lot about when he was filling his cabinet as governor of Massachusetts. He noticed all the candidates he was seeing were men, and asked if there was a way to find more qualified women. "I went to a number of women's groups and said, 'Can you help us find folks?'" said Romney. "And they brought us whole binders full of women!"

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