"The reason why I left my boss's office when I was asking for a raise — I knew he didn't hear nor see me, and that I was not going to get the validation that I needed," Winfrey says. "I decided not to file a suit against it because I knew at the time that I would lose, that no good would come of it."
But years later, while hosting her own show in Chicago, Winfrey got the chance to take action against pay inequality.
