Barack Obama Instagram – Fifteen years ago today, I signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law. It was named after a woman who had spent most of her career at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company before discovering that she’d been paid far less than her male counterparts. The day I signed the bill, I thought about Lilly. But I also thought about my mother and grandmother, and all the women across the country who had ever been paid less than they were worth or passed over for promotions that ended up going to less qualified men. The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was a way to honor them. Today, the fight for equal pay continues. The Biden-Harris administration is building on the progress we made by identifying more ways to advance pay equity. Congress can do their part by passing the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would improve pay transparency and help close wage gaps in the workforce.