President Obama signed his first bill into law on January 29, 2009 approving the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, a law named for Ms. Ledbetter, fourth from left, an Alabama woman who at the end of a 19-year career as a supervisor in a tire factory complained that she had been paid less than men.
Landmark rape case at Arizona State settled with plaintiff awarded $850,000 and the Ariizona University system to establish a women's safety czar for all three major campusus.
National Girls & Women in Sports Day began in 1987 as a day to remember Olympic Volleyball player Flo Hyman for her athletic achievements and her work to assure equality for women's sports. Events are conducted around the country and on Capitol Hill throughout the month to celebrate the athletic achievements of girls and women and to promote the continued expansion of opportunities for girls to play sports and live physically active lives.
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Lily (Pelham. NY) is an 11-year old who loves sports but doesn’t like it when people don’t treat her equally. In gym class when the boys play baseball, the girls play softball with a styrofoam ball. Instead of using real footballs, they practice with nerf-like balls and instead of using soccer balls for throw-ins, they practice the motion without throwing the balls. Her mom is helping her fight to change things, but Lily is in private school, exempt from Title IX. Lily doesn’t think that’s a good reason to discriminate against girls.Read more Meet more faces of Title IX
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