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sheshe2

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Sun Dec 14, 2025, 05:14 PM Dec 14

I just watched this on Netflix: The remarkable true story of Lilly Ledbetter [View all]

Very well done.



The remarkable true story of Lilly Ledbetter (Patricia Clarkson), a hard-working, tire factory supervisor in Alabama who discovers that she has been paid nearly half of what her male counterparts make. Her ensuing fight for economic justice takes her to the Supreme Court and then Congress, resulting in the landmark Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, signed by President Obama. Lilly was an ordinary person who refused to accept the status quo and had the courage to fight for what was right.


Another clip can be viewed here:

https://www.netflix.com/title/82193714

In court her lawyer asks:

When you started your job how many women were in managerial positions.
Answer: None.
When you were fired from your job, after 19 years and 5 months, how many women were in managerial positions.
Answer: None


Take the time to watch the clips, it is worth your while. No matter what the law says it is still happening today and under trump, it will escalate. Just look how many women his admin is shoving out the door. Hell, he doesn't even want them voting, he wants them barefoot, pregnant and subservient to men.


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