The Equal Pay Coalition has also recently filed its brief, drafted by Jan Borowy and Mary Cornish, on the gender
wage gap for Ontario's Changing Workplace Review of its labour and employment standards legislation.
So what's being done to address
the wage gap for women?
The budget estimates that
wage gap for women in the federal public service could shrink by 2.7 cents, narrowing the gap to 94.1 cents on the dollar.
Dr Claudia Goldin, economics professor at Harvard University debunks
the wage gap for the millionth time.
As for other metrics, looking to
the wage gap for male to female artists in Canada, the numbers are perhaps more telling.
If the trend continues, says Sauvé,
the wage gap for young workers will completely disappear within the next 30 or so years.
Wage Gap for Women Persists, Despite Some Progress Read about my fight as an advocate for women's rights.
I got mad at myself,» she wrote in an essay about Hollywood's
wage gap for her friend Lena Dunham's Lenny Letter newsletter.
A 1975 survey of faculty salaries in higher education by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) showed that women made 10 % less than men, which wasn't bad, considering that
the wage gap for all professions then was 41 %.
«The fact that
the wage gap for women of color and Latinas is even wider, makes this reality even more shameful.
There's a long road ahead, but we've taken the first step towards eliminating
the wage gap for good.»
Not exact matches
Some women shy away from jobs in fields that require long workweeks, knowing they won't have the time: a 10 percent cut in free time
for women reduces their share in high - hour occupations by about 14 percent relative to men, according to the researcher's model.In total, that difference in time spent on at - home labor results in an 11 percentage point gender
wage gap, their analysis estimates.
Instead, «it's telling us that getting women into management roles is necessary — but maybe not a sufficient condition
for reducing the gender
wage gap.»
Women's retirement - savings balances generally tend to be lower on average than men's, due to the ongoing gender
wage gap and the fact that women are more likely than me to take time off to raise kids or act as caregivers
for other friends or relatives.
To close the median
wage gaps, women need to earn more in comparison to men (or men need to earn less, but that would seem to be a self - defeating result
for all).
Out of the 25 metros, the narrowest gender
wage gap overall is in Tampa, Florida, where women make approximately 89 % of the median salary
for men — higher than the national average.
In Louisiana,
for instance, the gender pay
gap is 30 %, the biggest
wage gap in the nation.
Canada has long struggled to tackle the
wage gap, with the most recent numbers showing women on average earn 87 cents
for every dollar made by a man.
It's not just about having one issue fixed, like establishing better parental leave policies or solving
for the
wage gap, it's addressing all of these small things that add up to a bigger problem.
And this, of course, has major implications
for the policies we pursue to close the
gap and reverse the
wage stagnation
for the majority of the workforce.
An analysis found that even a big increase to a full retirement age of 70 would only take care of 25 % of the Social Security funding
gap, while a 1 % tax increase would make up
for 52 % of the problem and eliminating the taxable
wage cap would pay
for 74 %.
Reasons
for the gender
wage gap are multi-faceted.
Larry Kudlow believes Medicare and Social Security are «bad ideas,» supports tax breaks
for companies that send American jobs overseas, opposes the existence of a minimum
wage, dismissed the gender pay
gap as «nonsense,» and wants to eliminate the Department of Labor.
Without the offset of the 18 percent
wage hike included in the deal realized through health care savings negotiated by the administration with the UFT and Municipal Labor Council, which represents all city employees, this agreement «could increase future budget
gaps to levels that would be more difficult
for the city to deal with, especially during another downturn,» Moody's warned.
But the
wage gap is larger
for African - American women and Latinas.
«While the
wage gap is smaller in New York state compared with other states, this year our Department of Labor study will uncover the true reasons
for the unequal treatment of women in the workplace and recommend reforms that will right this injustice.»
Three others received between 28 and 33 votes — not enough to establish a minority position — on the excessively revolutionary issues of
gaps in anti-discrimination legislation, increasing numbers of parent governors at academy schools, changing balloting arrangements
for school selections, and strengthening enforcement of the national minimum
wage.
He's entering the fray from a strong position — President Obama ordered a
wage freeze
for federal workers in November, and many other governors are grappling with the same issue in order to breach their own budget
gaps.
«New York leads the nation in progressive values — setting the bar high
for other states to follow suit, and it is critical that we do all we can to address the
wage gap in our country,» Cuomo said.
«This
wage gap study will ensure that we are evaluating every possible solution to ending this egregious inequity once and
for all.»
The increase in the apprentice National Minimum
Wage will halve the
gap with the rate
for 16 to 17 year olds, which will increase by two per cent, from # 3.79 to # 3.87 per hour.
Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton joined Public Advocate Letitia James
for an event promoting legislation that would ban employers from asking job applicants about their salary history — a measure they argued would advance gender equity and close the male - female
wage gap.
Citizen Action of New York's Karen Scharff agreed, saying his new language» is very much tied into his call
for ending the inequality
gap and raising the minimum
wage... Public funding of elections is not only a way to end corruption but to give ordinary New Yorkers a voice in our elections.»
«While the
wage gap is smaller in NYS compared with other states, this year our Department of Labor study will uncover the true reasons
for the unequal treatment of women in the workplace and recommend reforms that will right this injustice.
In the budget, the minimum
wage hike was lumped into one bill that also included $ 24.8 billion
for schools and wiping out the
Gap Elimination Adjustment that the Senate Republicans wanted.
Cuomo, a Democrat, said the only way to close the
gap is to extend the so - called millionaire's tax, which he said would generate $ 4 billion by continuing to impose a tax of 8.82 percent on the state's highest
wage earners
for an additional three years.
If women are already being paid less
for working the same jobs and being just as productive as men, this will halt the compounding nature of the gender
wage gap.
PowHer New York applauds the Governor
for taking this next major step toward eliminating the
wage and opportunity
gap and is committed to advancing these recommendations to create economic equality
for all women.»
The report proposes a series of policy recommendations to close the
wage gap, including launching statewide public education campaigns on the breadth of career opportunities, salary negotiation and financial literacy, expanding access to child care and family leave, increasing career mentoring
for young women and improving data and transparency on job titles, pay and benefits.
Mr. Cuomo signed two executive orders to combat the
wage gap by not allowing employers to ask new employees
for their salary history and requiring state contractors to list how much they pay their workers.
In a departure from previous years, Malloy released budget details on Monday and his speech focused largely on other issues, including calls
for stronger gun laws, early voting, an increase in the minimum
wage and addressing the gender
wage gap.
His trickle - down economic policies don't trickle down to working - class women, who need living
wage jobs, a closing the male - female pay
gap, affordable child care, paid family leave, and increased cash assistance and job and educational opportunities
for single mothers in poverty,» added Hawkins.
WHEREAS, research shows that women are substantially less likely to self - select or be recruited
for elective office, this gender
gap in political ambition persists across generations and over time and that qualified female candidates who are equally or more qualified than men are often seen as less qualified or less viable than male candidates; and WHEREAS, research confirms that the presence of more women in a governing body leads to greater transparency and a focus on progressive policies such as closing the funding and achievement
gaps in education, closing
gaps or loopholes in contraception coverage and affordable health care, closing the
wage gap, and removing obstacles that contribute to poverty of women & children; and
WHEREAS, women make up 50 % of the population in Santa Clara County but face significant economic disparities, with an average pay difference that is larger than the national
wage gap of $.72
for a man's dollar, with women holding advanced degrees earning roughly $ 40,000 less than their male counterparts, and 11 % of the County's female population living in poverty and approximately 33 % of the homeless population being women and girls, and
Identifying ways to address inequalities like those presented at the briefing, including evidence of a persistent gender - based
wage gap and bias in NIH R01 grant proposal evaluation, is crucial
for supporting female academics» career aspirations.
The Institute
for Women's Policy Research tracks the gender
wage gap over time, and estimates that it will take until 2058
for women to reach equal pay.
Last night, Saoirse praised Jennifer Lawrence
for writing her «
wage gap» essay and
for criticising double standards in the film industry, and she spoke of the frustration she feels with regard to the lack of strong female roles.
In fact, in a letter devoted to the
wage gap between men and women in the industry, Jennifer Lawrence called out Bradley Cooper
for earning more money than here.
When controlling
for AFQT scores rather than years of education, no
wage gap between teachers and nonteachers is evident.
The growth in the
wage gap between dropouts and high school graduates, particularly during the 1980s, stemmed largely from changes in the economy that increased the demand
for particular skills during a period in which the supply of workers possessing those skills grew more slowly.