Lilly Ledbetter, advocate for pay equity and the inspiration for the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 (pdf), talks about facing sex discrimination -- and the challenges facing working women.

Then
Carrie Lukas, vice president for policy and economics at the Independent Women's Forum, and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney debate the need for pay equity legislation in 2008.

Then
Inger Arenander, senior political commentator at Swedish Radio, explains how equal pay works in Sweden and what the US might learn from their system.