Despite New Law, Gender Salary Gap Persists : NPR: The very first bill that President Obama signed into law dealt with equal pay for women, but activists say it's done little to close the ongoing difference between what men and women earn.
The law -- the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act -- may have extended the amount of time victims have to file discrimination cases, but it hasn't changed this fact: Women, on average, earn only 77 cents to a man's dollar, and the disparity is greater for women of color.
New legislation in Congress aims to close the pay equity gap, even as administration officials prepare to step up enforcement of the existing law.
