Obama, Clinton Appear at NY Women's Fundraiser

Obama was joined by his half-sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng and former Democrat rival, Hillary Rodham Clinton, at a "Women for Obama" breakfast fundraiser in Manhattan, New York.

"Let's be clear, these issues – equal pay, work, family balance, childcare – these are by no means just women's issues. When women still make just 77 cents for every dollar men make – black and Latina women even less – that doesn't just hurt women, it hurts families who find themselves with less income, and have to work even harder just to get by," Obama said in prepared remarks.

Senator Clinton urged women who had previously supported her to get behind his campaign.

"Anyone who voted for me has so much in common for those who voted for Barack," she said. "It's critical we join forces."

Obama took shots at Republican John McCain's support of the Supreme Court decision to challenge pay discrimination at work.

"He suggested that the reason women don't have equal pay isn't discrimination on the job – it's because they need more education and training," Obama said referring to McCain.

Around 2,300 supporters attended the fundraising breakfast that required a minimum $250 contribution.

The presumptive democratic presidential nominee Wednesday night attended two other fundraisers which included a $33,100 a plate dinner with Clinton.

Clinton added a little humor to the event by comparing her morning routine during the primary caucuses to that of Obama.

"Barack would get up faithfully every morning and go to the gym. I would get up and have my hair done," she said.

Obama is later scheduled to hold a town-hall event in Fairfax, Va., where he will discuss his economic plan and how it would help women and to balance work and family demands.