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Equal Pay Day on April 22!

Take a look at this article on fair pay issues that relates to the Supreme Court case Ledbetter v. Goodyear (2007). which prompted the (recently failed-to-pass-Senate) Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. If you're not familiar with the case, Lilly Ledbetter lost out on approximately 1/4 million dollars over her career due to unequal pay for equal work. Dahlia Lithwick, of Slate.com, writes that

So, 42 members of the U.S. Senate blocked a bill that would allow victims of gender discrimination to learn of and prove discrimination in those rare cases in which their employers don't cheerfully discuss it with them at the office Christmas party. And the reasons for blocking it include the fact that women are not smart enough to file timely lawsuits, not smart enough to avoid being manipulated by vile plaintiffs' lawyers, not smart enough to know when they are being stiffed....

Be an educated advocate. What do you think?

• Do you know how your Senators voted?
• Do you think the stated arguments against this legislation are fair and reasonable? Or do you disagree?
• Do you have an opinion about whether more females elected to legislative positions would have an impact on the passage of anti-discrimination legislation?
• Is a legislative remedy to unequal pay necessary?
• What questions does this bring up for you?