Lilly Ledbetter, a pioneer in the fight for gender pay equity, died at the age of 86. Her family announced her death on Sunday, Oct. 13.

While the players were fighting for better pay and working conditions, they were also supporting women- and BIPOC-owned small ...

Serena Williams has always been outspoken when it comes to women’s rights, and that includes the fight for equal pay in tennis.

Patricia Clarkson plays equal pay activist Lilly Ledbetter in the first trailer for 'Lilly.' Thomas Sadoski and John Benjamin Hickey also star in the movie, in theaters May 9.

Those heading to the semis or the finals of the U.S. Open will see a celebration of a landmark event in addition to great tennis. It’s been 50 years since the U.S. Open became the first major ...

A four-time US Open singles champion in her own right, King was the driving force behind achieving equal pay for men and women at major tennis championships. Already a pioneer for equality in the ...

It's Equal Pay Day. The salary gap between men and women isn't shrinking Women have to work nearly 15 months to earn what a man earns in 12. And that's been true for decades.

The fight for equal pay and pay equity is urgent as income inequality harms women the most. In the United States, Black women earn only 63.7 cents , Native women 59 cents , and Latinas 57 cents ...

It credits King for being the pioneer in demanding equal pay for players. “No individual has done more to secure equality for female athletes than Billie Jean King,” Brian Hainline, ...

Lilly Ledbetter, a pioneer in the fight for gender pay equity, died on Saturday, Oct. 12. She was 86. “Lilly Ledbetter passed away peacefully last night at the age of 86,” her family said in a ...

Lilly Ledbetter, a pioneering advocate for pay equality, passed away at the age of 86, leaving a powerful legacy behind her. U.S. ... Lilly Ledbetter, Equal Pay Pioneer, Dies Aged 86.

Lilly Ledbetter, Equal Pay Pioneer, Dies Aged 86. Story by Michael D. Carroll • 9h. Lilly Ledbetter, a pioneering advocate for pay equality, has passed away at the age of 86.