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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The item Grace and grit : my fight for equal pay and fairness at Goodyear and beyond, Lilly Ledbetter ; with Lanier Scott Isom represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College.
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- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 279 p.
- Contents
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- 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
- Label
- 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
- Subject
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- Approche intégrée du genre
- Autobiography
- Biography
- Discrimination sexuelle
- Egalité des chances
- Genre
- Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
- Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
- Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
- History
- Ledbetter, Lilly M
- Ledbetter, Lilly M
- Ledbetter, Lilly M
- Rôle des femmes
- 2000-2099
- Sex discrimination -- United States -- History
- Sex discrimination against women
- Sex discrimination against women -- Law and legislation
- Sex discrimination against women -- Law and legislation -- United States
- Sex discrimination against women -- United States -- History -- 21st century
- United States
- Women
- Women -- United States -- Biography
- Women -- United States -- Biography
- Sex discrimination -- Law and legislation -- United States
- 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
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- 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
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- 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
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- Content type code
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- 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
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- n
- Other control number
- 7239606
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
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- (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
- 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
Subject
- Approche intégrée du genre
- Autobiography
- Biography
- Discrimination sexuelle
- Egalité des chances
- Genre
- Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
- Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
- Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
- History
- Ledbetter, Lilly M
- Ledbetter, Lilly M
- Ledbetter, Lilly M
- Rôle des femmes
- 2000-2099
- Sex discrimination -- United States -- History
- Sex discrimination against women
- Sex discrimination against women -- Law and legislation
- Sex discrimination against women -- Law and legislation -- United States
- Sex discrimination against women -- United States -- History -- 21st century
- United States
- Women
- Women -- United States -- Biography
- Women -- United States -- Biography
- Sex discrimination -- Law and legislation -- United States
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