Lilly Ledbetter

punitive damages for the extreme nature of the pay discrimination to which she had been subjected.” But later on “The Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed the jury verdict, holding that her case was filed toolate – even though Ms. Ledbetter continued to receive discriminatory pay – because the company’s original decision on her pay had been made years earlier. In a 5-4 decision authored by Justice Alito, the Supreme Court upheld the Eleventh Circuit decision and ruled that…

The ethical problem in the case of Ledbetter vs. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company is that the company unfairly paid Lilly Ledbetter while working there for 19 years due to her gender. Unfortunately, women have struggled since the mid-1900’s to gain the respect of the working-class industry in receiving equal pay and treated fairly as men. In some cases, researchers state that women in the workforce will not get paid equally for the same job function because of discrimination of gender gap.…

During this week’s reading, my eye was caught by the actions of then-Governor of Arkansas Orval Faubus in the wake of Brown v. Board of Education II (1955). Even as he felt pressures from both the judicial and executive branches of government, he refused to comply with the new standards of racial equality. In 1955, the Supreme Court issued a decision on the case that came to be known as Brown v. Board of Education II, ruling that states must immediately end any segregation in their school…

there, there it was in plain black ink what I had always feared. The other managers, all men, had been earning more than I was; a lot more. In 2009 Lilly Ledbetter’s fair pay restoration act made it easier for employee’s to file…

Feminists believed this amendment would ensure women’s full equality in the eyes of the law” (Women’s Rights Movement by Jennifer Joline Anderson, page 75-76). Although Alice Paul hoped that the ERA would cut out all sexism, the amendment has received much criticism from civilians, business owners, and world leaders. Over 100 newspapers, websites, and articles are devoted to showing the bad effects of the ERA. This goes to show how much sexism is needed to be cut from society, as protesting a…

President Barack Obama Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States of America on January 20, 2009. Obama is the first African American to become President. With his presidency, he promised to make changes that would liberate Americans from crisis and into a new beginning, despite some unsuccessful policies along the way. Taking a look into how he rose to be successful, the triumphs he has provided, and some of his unfortunate improprieties, helps to paint a better picture of the…

In the 1970s and 1980s women achieved a considerable advancement in obtaining various careers. For example, the 1970s in the United States, there was a beginning of an important period of social changes in women’s issues. The result was a phenomenon known as the women`s movement. A wide variety of civil rights organizations and groups were influenced by the success of the civil rights movement for racial equality and other progressive currents rushing the nation during the 1960s and the 1970s.…

regarding a difference in pay due to gender(“From the Archives: President Obama Signs the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.”). With the implementation of the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, it ensured people the right to effectively challenge unjust pay within 180 days of a discriminatory paycheck. President Obama had effectively amended the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“From the Archives: President Obama Signs the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay…

In the article, “14%: WHY SO FEW WOMEN AT THE TOP?” by Beverly Creamer, Creamer questions the nationwide stagnation of female cooperate executives between the years 2005 and 2011. She also correlates how gender roles have impacted Hawaiian corporate culture and how the legal system has both hindered and facilitated progress in pay discrimination. Creamer refers to a 2011 Catalyst survey of Fortune 500 leadership, asserting that for every seven executive officers only one is female, a 14%…

In the quest for equal pay many challenges arise. In my opinion the two that seem to be the most prominent are accountability within employers and the reinforcement of laws already in place. I think if lawmakers and activist were able to come together and tackle these two major obstacles great progress would be made within the fight for equal pay. Of course there are more to consider but these are the issues that if resolved would be the most impactful. The accountability of employers is…