> So to put it into the perspective you're espousing, these women are simply negotiating their rate after the fact. The time for that would have been before th

> So to put it into the perspective you're espousing, these women are simply negotiating their rate after the fact. The time for that would have been before the fact, not after the fact. You can't just change a bilateral agreement in hindsight and on your own accord unless you are Darth Vader "altering the deal", which might actually be the best analogy for what's happening here, dark side and all.