Lilly Ledbetter
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| Lilly Ledbetter | |
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 Ledbetter speaking at an AFL-CIO event in Pittsburgh |
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| Born | 1938 (age 70–71) |
| Residence | Jacksonville, Alabama |
| Occupation | Overnight supervisor at Goodyear |
| Known for | Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 |
| Spouse(s) | Deceased |
Lilly Ledbetter (born Lilly McDaniel April 1938)[1] was the plaintiff in the American employment discrimination case Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act is named after her.[2][3]
United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg stated:
Lilly Ledbetter was a supervisor at Goodyear Tire and Rubber’s plant in Gadsden, Alabama, from 1979 until her retirement in 1998. For most of those years, she worked as an area manager, a position largely occupied by men. Initially, Ledbetter’s salary was in line with the salaries of men performing substantially similar work. Over time, however, her pay slipped in comparison to the pay of male area managers with equal or less seniority. By the end of 1997, Ledbetter was the only woman working as an area manager and the pay discrepancy between Ledbetter and her 15 male counterparts was stark: Ledbetter was paid $3,727 per month; the lowest paid male area manager received $4,286 per month, the highest paid, $5,236.[4]
On August 26, 2008 (Women's Equality Day) Lilly Ledbetter spoke at the Democratic National Convention, on the topic of pay equity.[5]
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- ^ "Personal Biography of Lilly Ledbetter". http://womeninbusiness.about.com/od/successfulwomenprofiles/p/lilly-ledbetter.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ Pickert, Kate (Jan. 29, 2009). "Lilly Ledbetter". TIME. http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1874954,00.html.
- ^ Brown, Heidi (2009-04-28). "Equal Payback For Lilly Ledbetter". Forbes. http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/28/equal-pay-discrimination-forbes-woman-leadership-wages.html.
- ^ http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/05-1074.ZD.html
- ^ "Transcript of Lily Ledbetter @ the DNC". http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec08/ledbetter_08-26.html. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
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