Laura Kray

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

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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?

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?

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