President Obama signed his first bill into law on January 29, 2009 approving the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, a law named for Ms. Ledbetter, fourth from left, an Alabama woman who at the end of a 19-year career as a supervisor in a tire factory complained that she had been paid less than men.
High school girls across the country are struggling for a fair chance to play sports. Join our national campaign, Rally for Girls Sports: She’ll Win More Than a Game. Your support will help give girls the shot they deserve. Find out how you can get involved.
National Girls & Women in Sports Day began in 1987 as a day to remember Olympic Volleyball player Flo Hyman for her athletic achievements and her work to assure equality for women's sports. Events are conducted around the country and on Capitol Hill throughout the month to celebrate the athletic achievements of girls and women and to promote the continued expansion of opportunities for girls to play sports and live physically active lives.
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Val Ackerman grew up in New Jersey, the daughter of an athletic director who taught her about the competitive edge, discipline and leadership that she used in sports and in pursuing her dream to be a lawyer. Ackerman used those skills to get an athletic scholarship, become an attorney, the first commissioner of the WNBA and now President of USA Basketball.Read more Meet more faces of Title IX
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