Meryl Streep is bringing her support to Rachel Feldman's long-gestating fair pay movie about Lilly Ledbetter
, which earlier had a working title, as it portrays Ledbetter inspiring the Fair Pay Restoration Act, the first piece of legislation President Barack Obama signed after his inauguration. J. Todd Harris has also joined Feldman as a producing partner on the project.
Ledbetter gained attention by fighting The Goodyear Tire Company for her right to be paid equally to her male counterparts. She was a pioneer in putting a name to the issue, before Megan Rapinoe energized the fight for equal pay in sports and Michelle Williams spotlighted the pay gap for female actors in Hollywood.tells the story of what happens to a woman’s inner life when patriarchal injustice overwhelms every aspect of her existence.
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