Get Involved

Sign the Fair Pay Campaign Pledge!

1. I support fair pay for women.

2. I will urge my Senators to support the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.

3. I will forward the Fair Pay Campaign Pledge to five friends.

Contact Your Senators

On April 23, 2008, the Senate voted on a motion to advance the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, a key bill that would have a major impact on the lives of women who've been subject to pay discrimination. If you live in one of the following states, at least one of your Senators voted against the bill: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Indiana, Iowa, Florida, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, and Virginia. Please e-mail that Senator now.

If you don't live in one of those states, please forward this eCard to your friends, family, and contacts who do.

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Sign up to receive updates from the Fair Pay Campaign. We will keep supporters of Fair Pay Campaign updated about resources, conference calls and events that relate to the campaign.

Want to take your involvement a step further? If you represent an organization, consider encouraging your group to follow the steps below to support the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act as it moves forward in the Senate.

Schedule or Participate in Meetings with Senators' Offices

Another important action organizations can take is setting up meetings at your Senators' district offices to discuss the importance of passing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. For more information about how to set up a meeting, refer to How to Schedule a Meeting With Your Member of Congress at the American Association of University Women's website. If your organization can schedule a meeting, contact Melanie Ross Levin at the National Women's Law Center.

If you would like to participate in a meeting as an individual activist, please check the schedule available from Mom'sRising. MomsRising is working to bring together millions of people who share a common concern about the need to build a more family-friendly America.

Action Alerts

The first step is to send an action alert encouraging your members or supporters to contact their Senators and urge them to support the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. They can reach their Senators by calling the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 or sending an e-mail. For talking points for the calls, refer to NWLC's fact sheet on Ledbetter v. Goodyear.

If your organization sends an Action Alert, please contact Melanie Ross Levin at the National Women's Law Center.

Your organization can use the action alerts below as a basis for creating your own message:

• American Association of University Women
• Feminist Majority
• National Organization for Women (NOW)
• National Partnership for Women & Families
• National Women's Law Center

Schedule In-District Meetings with Senators' Offices

Another important action organizations can take is setting up meetings at your Senators' district offices to discuss the importance of passing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. For more information about how to set up a meeting, refer to How to Schedule a Meeting With Your Member of Congress at the American Association of University Women's website.

If your organization can schedule a meeting, contact Melanie Ross Levin at the National Women's Law Center.

Additional Resources and Ideas

Use the video Supreme Injustices, a new 14 minute documentary on the impact of the Roberts Court on the lives of ordinary Americans, in an event. Lilly Ledbetter's story is featured in the video. Contact AFJ for a free copy at kellye@afj.org.

Join the Grassroots Taskforce of the National Committee on Pay Equity, chaired by AAUW. Email VoterEd@aauw.org.