The Paycheck Fairness Act and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act passed the new House earlier in the month, and we now have a good chance of improving laws surrounding pay equity.

The bills are now in front of the US Senate, and were discussed in this morning's issue of Parade Magazine,

http://www.parade.com/news/intelligence-report/archive/new-push-for-equal-pay.html

You can find more details, including a complete Pay Equity Action Kit at

http://www.aauw.org/advocacy/issue_advocacy/actionpages/payequity.cfm