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For those who knew her, Lilly Ledbetter was humble, smart, and determined. For the rest of us, she is a symbol of unequal treatment of women in the workplace. A landmark law, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, bears her name and was the result of years of tireless activism. She sued her employer, Goodyear Tire, after she discovered her pay was as much as $2,000 less a month than her male counterparts. Her case went to the Supreme Court and eventually Congress. The civil rights attorney who represented her, Jon Goldfarb, joins Patricia Clarkson and Suzanne Malveaux for a moving conversation that celebrates Ledbetter’s life and legacy. Clarkson, an award-winning actor, portrays Ledbetter in the 2024 film “Lilly” and Malveaux, a former CNN reporter and CEO of Malveaux Global Media, reported on Ledbetter’s fight.
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For those who knew her, Lilly Ledbetter was humble, smart, and determined. For the rest of us, she is a symbol of unequal treatment of women in the workplace. A landmark law, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, bears her name and was the result of years of tireless activism. She sued her employer, Goodyear Tire, after she discovered her pay was as much as $2,000 less a month than her male counterparts. Her case went to the Supreme Court and eventually Congress. The civil rights attorney who represented her, Jon Goldfarb, joins Patricia Clarkson and Suzanne Malveaux for a moving conversation that celebrates Ledbetter’s life and legacy. Clarkson, an award-winning actor, portrays Ledbetter in the 2024 film “Lilly” and Malveaux, a former CNN reporter and CEO of Malveaux Global Media, reported on Ledbetter’s fight.

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