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This is the final post in a five-part series debunking the myths surrounding the Paycheck Fairness Act. Midterm elections are over, but now isn’t the time to relax. Quite the contrary — the Senate reconvenes in just 10 days, and women’s voices must be heard. The Senate needs to be told in no uncertain terms [...]

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AAUW has spent the better part of the last 90 years fighting to achieve gender pay equity for American women. We like to believe that we are as well-versed in the history of this epic struggle as just about anybody, and today we are working nonstop to see the Paycheck Fairness Act become law. Occasionally, [...]

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Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) passed away early Monday morning. At age 92, Byrd was the longest serving senator in history, and he devoted 57 years of congressional service to the citizens of West Virginia. Elected in 1952, he served with 11 presidents and cast more than 18,500 votes during his tenure. During his extensive legislative [...]

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Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act Signing “This is a wonderful day.” Those are the words President Obama spoke moments before signing his first bill into law, the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. The law makes it easier for workers to seek redress for discrimination on the job. By his side was Lilly Ledbetter, the woman [...]

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