Common Dreams: ‘A True Hero’: Pay Equity Crusader Lilly Ledbetter Dies at 86
October 14. 2024
Executive Director Noreen Farrell is featured in a Common Dreams article about equal pay icon Lilly Ledbetter following Lilly’s passing on Oct. 12.
Noreen Farrell, executive director of Equal Rights Advocates (ERA), said Ledbetter “leaves behind a legacy that fuels our ongoing fight against pay discrimination, exploitation, and those who would delay progress towards wage justice for all.”
Farrell added that with women—particularly women of color—still earning an average of 82 cents for every dollar men earn in the U.S., “the fight for pay equity is far from over.”
“We urge the passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act and the implementation of comprehensive pay transparency measures at the federal level,” said Farrell.
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