The issue of unequal pay between men and women performing the same job has generated a lot more conversation in recent years, with President Obama signing executive actions to strengthen enforcement of equal pay laws for women.
The president also mentioned the subject in his State of the Union address in January.
Here in the Valley, Phoenix City Councilwoman Kate Gallego is advocating a proposal that moves to change Phoenix's non-discrimination ordinance.
We discussed the issue with councilwoman Gallego and Jodi Liggett, chair of the Phoenix Women’s Commission.
