15 years after Lilly Ledbetter Act, pay gap persists between men and women

Lilly Ledbetter, who passed away last Saturday, was instrumental in pushing for equal pay between the sexes. So why has the gap remained roughly the same over two decades?

Credits

Guest:

  • Laura Kray - professor at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business; faculty director of the Center for Equity, Gender, and Leadership

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Stephen Gregory, Angie Perrin, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Nihar Patel, Robin Estrin