Kay Hosts Women's Events with Lilly Ledbetter, Inspiration for the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act

Ms. Ledbetter will campaign with Kay in Charlotte, Salisbury, Greensboro

October 26, 2008

GREENSBORO, N.C. – State Senator and U.S. Senate Candidate Kay Hagan (D-Guilford) will be joined by Lilly Ledbetter on Monday for several events focusing on women’s issues. Lilly Ledbetter, the plaintiff in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and inspiration for the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, will be campaigning with Kay to talk about women’s issues and why the pay disparity between women and men is unacceptable in today’s world. Kay and Ms. Ledbetter will start the day in Charlotte with a Women’s Town Hall geared towards working women and the challenges they face. They will continue on to Salisbury for a women’s luncheon. Finally, Kay and Ms. Ledbetter will hold another Women’s Town Hall in Greensboro on the campus of Bennett College.

In April, Kay’s opponent, Elizabeth Dole, voted against the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act when it was before the Senate. The act would have ensured that victims of pay discrimination would be able to hold their employers accountable for each instance of discrimination under existing anti-discrimination laws, rather than being limited to just the first instance. Currently, women in North Carolina make 78 cents for every dollar men make for the same job.

MONDAY

Who: State Senator and U.S. Senate Candidate Kay Hagan and Lilly Ledbetter
What: Kay hosts a Women’s Town Hall
Where: Queen’s University, 1900 Selwyn Ave, Charlotte (Corner of Selwyn and Wesley)
When: 9:30 a.m., Monday, October 27

Who: State Senator and U.S. Senate Candidate Kay Hagan and Lilly Ledbetter
What: Kay and Ms. Ledbetter discuss fair pay issues at a women’s luncheon
Where: Home of Mary James, 727 South Fulton Street, Salisbury
When: 11:45 a.m., Monday, October 27

Who: State Senator and U.S. Senate Candidate Kay Hagan and Lilly Ledbetter
What: Kay hosts a Women’s Town Hall
Where: Bennett College, Steele Hall, 900 E. Washington Street, Greensboro
When: 1:30 p.m., Monday, October 27

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