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Men and Women at
Work
The Statistics2007Women make 77 cents
to every dollar men earn.
46% of total U.S. Labor Force.
Full-time wage and salary female workers were paid 80 percent of men’s salary.- $614: $766 per week
The Equal Pay ActSigned by JFK in 1963
Prohibited the practice of paying women less money than men for the same job.
Amended Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 -Lacked wage
discrimination based on sex
Lilly LedbetterUnaware men were being paid moreFiled a complaint with the EEOC against Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.Lost case because she sued too lateSupreme Court: Must complain within 180 days, within six months of the first
paycheckCase was overturned in 2007 Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act passed in May,
2007
Politics
Hilary Clinton supports women’s rights
Creator:
Barbara Gilmore
Equal Pay for Women
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