CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - A Wyoming lawmaker who was under fire for making controversial statements about women workers says the media twisted his words.
The Casper Star-Tribune reports (https://bit.ly/2dhejxm ) that Casper Rep. Gerald Gay earlier this month said that women have lower wages because they are taking too much maternity and sick leave to attend to their children.
At a news conference Wednesday he apologized if his words were misunderstood and that “agenda-based articles” portrayed his words inaccurately.
The lawmaker also said he will sponsor a bill in the Wyoming Legislature that would make it easier for women to sue employers for gender-based wage discrimination.
The Better Wyoming reporter who initially spoke to Gay, Kerry Drake, says he did not twist Gay’s words and that he transcribed them directly.
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Information from: Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune, https://www.trib.com
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