Let us finally ensure that America's women -- now half of the nation's workforce -- are treated as fairly and equitably as the other half. Let's give real teeth to the Equal Pay Act at last.

Shortchanging women means shortchanging men and children as well. In the present climate of encouraging economic self-sufficiency and focusing on family well-being, righting the wrongs of unequal pay seems like a no-brainer.

On August 26, 1970, thousands of women marched down New York's Fifth Avenue as part of the nationwide Women's Strike for Equality. ... Forty yea...

Closing the gender-based wage gap will require broad action, including moving more women into non-traditional jobs, creating opportunities for occupational mobility, and addressing wage discrimination.

One year after President Obama signed his first piece of legislation -- the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act -- the job of ending illegal wage discrimination is incomplete.

While President Barack Obama still faces stiff headwinds on a range of major legislation on his agenda, he has been signing into law a slew of smaller...

The original 9/11 victim compensation formula is an example of how women as young as our daughters, in this decade, are still facing the same obstacles we vowed to eradicate.

International Women's Day falls on March 8th, this coming Sunday. In order to get a jumpstart on the conversation, how about institutionalizing a fair...

Though the Act is undeniably a tremendous victory for women and workers, it's far too soon to rejoice.

This is the chance to not only to invest in our economy, but in our women as well.

Even though Lilly Ledbetter has become a standard bearer for the fight for fair pay for women, Lilly herself will never see a nickel of the money that she sued Goodyear Rubber & Tire for.

I was so proud and honored to stand with my colleagues beside the president this morning as he put pen to paper, signed his name, and enacted the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.

If concerned citizens call on Congress to take action now, the House and Senate are poised to pass two pieces of legislation that empower working women to challenge pay discrimination.

We did something truly amazing last night -- something I never thought I would see in my lifetime. As the states were being turned colors on the news networks maps, the red and the blue did begin to blend together.

It's time for real straight talk on how your policies affect real women, Senator McCain.

Since we are both parents of daughters, I'm a bit confounded, Senator McCain, about your lack of interest in things that would benefit your girls directly.