It was pretty obvious there was something wrong with the newspaper job listings. The postings were separated between men and women — the latter often... Phylliss Ewell was a home health aide who loved ...

A female manager who was paid less than a male worker she supervised. Female managers fired for complaining about not being paid the same as their male counterparts for performing the same duties.

CHICAGO -- Lilly Ledbetter, whose gender pay equity legal fight was the inspiration for the Fair Pay Act of 2009, has died at age 86. Ledbetter died of respiratory failure, her family said in a ...

It has been exactly 60 years since Congress passed the Equal Pay Act, a move intended to ensure that women earn as much as men in equivalent jobs. But despite significant progress, we still haven’t ...

Tuesday marks Equal Pay Day, which is a reminder of the persistent income inequality between men and women. The day symbolizes how far into the new year women must work just to earn the same amount as ...

Lilly Ledbetter addresses the crowd on opening night of the 2012 Democratic National Convention at the Time Warner Cable Center on September 4, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jonathan ...

Phylliss Ewell was a home health aide who loved caring for people in need. She was a single mother who worked two, sometimes three, jobs... It was pretty obvious there was something wrong with the ...

Illinois narrows gender pay gap under Equal Pay Act, but racial and low-wage disparities remain, new report finds.