President Obama's quest to become every American woman's personal BFF began shortly after his inauguration, when he signed the Lily Ledbetter Equal Pay Act into law. The purpose of the act was to extend the statute of limitations on wage discrimination regulations, so that women who discovered several years later that… Read… 5/14/12 2:20pm 5/14/12 2:20pm

Three female ex-employees are suing Virginia Tech, claiming the university paid them less than men in comparable positions. One says her would-be boss explicitly told her she was worth less because she was a woman. Read… 4/06/11 1:02pm 4/06/11 1:02pm

This morning, the Paycheck Fairness Act is on the Senate's agenda, having already passed the House. What is it, and what will it do? Read… 11/17/10 10:07am 11/17/10 10:07am