 Only as she neared retirement did she learn she was being paid significantly less than male colleagues with similar seniority and experience.This letter led her to file a sex discrimination case against Goodyear for paying her significantly less than her male counterparts.She successfully sued Goodyear but the judgment was reversed on appeal by the Eleventh Circuit, and the Supreme Court affirmed that decision in 2007 because the action had not been filed within 180 days.