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