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The Resource Grace and grit : my fight for equal pay and fairness at Goodyear and beyond, Lilly Ledbetter ; with Lanier Scott Isom

Grace and grit : my fight for equal pay and fairness at Goodyear and beyond, Lilly Ledbetter ; with Lanier Scott Isom

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In 1998, after the author had spent 19 grueling years working at a Goodyear plant, an anonymous note showed her that she made 40 per cent less than her male counterparts. So began her decade-long legal battle for equal pay, a story she tells movingly and frankly. After a hardscrabble childhood in a small Alabama community, she knew a job at the nearby Goodyear plant meant lifelong financial stability. In 1979 as a manager there, she found men reluctant to take orders from a woman, and faced blatant sexual harassment (a performance review ended with a solicitation). She tried to take it in stride, but the stress took a mental and physical toll. Goodyear continually transferred her between departments, citing poor performance, but failed to produce evidence when she requested it. After discovering the anonymous note, she filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission, leading to her landmark discrimination lawsuit under Title VII and the Equal Pay Act. While she lost the case on appeal (a decision upheld by the Supreme Court), the experience prompted her to become a spokesperson for equal pay. In January 2009, President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act, a satisfying coda to this inspiring tale
Language
eng
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Publication
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
279 p.
Contents
  • Possom trot
  • Marrying Charles
  • Going to work
  • Becoming a rubber worker
  • Lighthearted, light-footed Lilly
  • Up to my knees in alligators
  • Holding the tiger by the tail
  • Protecting my good name
  • Ms. Ledbetter goes to Washington
  • Becoming the grandmother of equal pay
  • My speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention
  • President Obama's speech upon the signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act, January 29, 2009
  • The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act
  • The Paycheck Fairness Act
Isbn
9780307887924
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Grace and grit : my fight for equal pay and fairness at Goodyear and beyond
Title
Grace and grit
Title remainder
my fight for equal pay and fairness at Goodyear and beyond
Statement of responsibility
Lilly Ledbetter ; with Lanier Scott Isom
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
In 1998, after the author had spent 19 grueling years working at a Goodyear plant, an anonymous note showed her that she made 40 per cent less than her male counterparts. So began her decade-long legal battle for equal pay, a story she tells movingly and frankly. After a hardscrabble childhood in a small Alabama community, she knew a job at the nearby Goodyear plant meant lifelong financial stability. In 1979 as a manager there, she found men reluctant to take orders from a woman, and faced blatant sexual harassment (a performance review ended with a solicitation). She tried to take it in stride, but the stress took a mental and physical toll. Goodyear continually transferred her between departments, citing poor performance, but failed to produce evidence when she requested it. After discovering the anonymous note, she filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission, leading to her landmark discrimination lawsuit under Title VII and the Equal Pay Act. While she lost the case on appeal (a decision upheld by the Supreme Court), the experience prompted her to become a spokesperson for equal pay. In January 2009, President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act, a satisfying coda to this inspiring tale
Biography type
individual biography
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Ledbetter, Lilly M
Dewey number
  • 331.4/2153092
  • B
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
HQ1237.5.U6
LC item number
L43 2012
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Isom, Lanier Scott
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Ledbetter, Lilly M
  • Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
  • Ledbetter, Lilly M
  • Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
  • Ledbetter, Lilly M
  • Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
  • Ledbetter, Lilly M
  • Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
  • Sex discrimination against women
  • Women
  • Sex discrimination against women
  • Genre
  • Discrimination sexuelle
  • Rôle des femmes
  • Approche intégrée du genre
  • Egalité des chances
  • Sex discrimination
  • Women
  • Sex discrimination
  • Sex discrimination against women
  • Sex discrimination against women
  • Women
  • United States
  • Sex discrimination against women
  • Women
  • Sex discrimination against women
  • Women
Label
Grace and grit : my fight for equal pay and fairness at Goodyear and beyond, Lilly Ledbetter ; with Lanier Scott Isom
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Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Possom trot -- Marrying Charles -- Going to work -- Becoming a rubber worker -- Lighthearted, light-footed Lilly -- Up to my knees in alligators -- Holding the tiger by the tail -- Protecting my good name -- Ms. Ledbetter goes to Washington -- Becoming the grandmother of equal pay -- My speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention -- President Obama's speech upon the signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act, January 29, 2009 -- The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act -- The Paycheck Fairness Act
Control code
ocn729341578
Dimensions
25 cm.
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
279 p.
Isbn
9780307887924
Lccn
2011034579
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
7239606
Other physical details
ill.
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780307887924
  • (OCoLC)729341578
Label
Grace and grit : my fight for equal pay and fairness at Goodyear and beyond, Lilly Ledbetter ; with Lanier Scott Isom
Link
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Possom trot -- Marrying Charles -- Going to work -- Becoming a rubber worker -- Lighthearted, light-footed Lilly -- Up to my knees in alligators -- Holding the tiger by the tail -- Protecting my good name -- Ms. Ledbetter goes to Washington -- Becoming the grandmother of equal pay -- My speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention -- President Obama's speech upon the signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act, January 29, 2009 -- The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act -- The Paycheck Fairness Act
Control code
ocn729341578
Dimensions
25 cm.
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
279 p.
Isbn
9780307887924
Lccn
2011034579
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
7239606
Other physical details
ill.
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9780307887924
  • (OCoLC)729341578

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