Lily Ledbetter

Excuse Me, Senator McCain -- What I Want for my Daughter Isn't About Being Liberal or Conservative

PunditMom — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:25:54 -0400

As the mother of a daughter, there are things I want for my eight-year-old especially when she becomes a woman -- things that I was lucky to have, but that generations before me didn't. Interestingly, John McCain, as the father of daughters, doesn't seem to want those same things.

Fair Pay is Still a Fairy Tale

PunditMom — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:52:50 -0400

Laws are nice, but they don't always work. The Fair Pay Act is a prime example.

In 1963, Congress passed the Fair Pay Act, a gesture seemingly ahead of its time. From that moment forward, women and men would get paid the same for equal work.

Today, 45 years later, I'm still waiting.