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Pasadena officials and filmmakers highlight Lily Ledbetter story as city signs California Equal Pay pledge
Summary
At a Pasadena event hosted by the Commission on the Status of Women, California First Partner Jennifer Seel Newsome urged employers to join the California Equal Pay Pledge while Vice Mayor Jess Rivas announced Pasadena had signed the pledge; a panel and film clips explored the human and legal dimensions of pay inequity, including recent California law changes.
California First Partner Jennifer Seel Newsome opened a Pasadena Commission on the Status of Women event by urging employers to join the California Equal Pay Pledge and called pay equity “core to your values.” She invited attendees to sign at women.ca.gov/equalpay and said the pledge signals public leadership on fair pay.
Vice Mayor Jess Rivas, representing Pasadena’s District 5, told attendees the city had recently signed the pledge and thanked City Human Resources and the commission for their work. "We're very proud that we now are signatories to the pledge," Rivas said, asking the audience to applaud staff who helped make it happen.
The event centered on clips from the new feature film Lily and a panel of local and legal experts who tied the film’s story to current practice and law. Moderator Xandre Peralta, vice chair of the Pasadena Commission on the Status of Women, framed…
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