The latest example is all the nonsense
about gender pay gaps.
Daily news articles that talk
about gender pay gaps, fat cat bonuses and collapsing corporations are rife, leading us to believe that there's not much we can do about our salaries.
«Lean In's work to raise awareness
about the gender pay gap is incredibly important, and we ware honored to support their efforts,» Emily Nishi, Lyft's chief people officer, said in a statement.
The Baroness was doing an interview for the Guardian about a new TV show
about the gender pay gap.
The Forbes list has traditionally reignited the debate
about the gender pay gap in Hollywood, with Lawrence expressing anger at the disparity between male and female stars» pay in an essay last October.
Good Morning America asked Julia about Jennifer Lawrence this week, specifically Jennifer's comments
about the gender pay gap and this was Julia's response Full Story
The NEU teaching union has been concerned for some time
about the gender pay gap in schools.
On the 5th April 2017, the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations of 2017 brought in a requirement that forces UK companies with a total «headcount» of more than 250 in any one year, to publish data
about their gender pay gap.
The disparity in bonus payments is contained in a report published by the firm late last year, ahead of an April reporting deadline for all companies employing more than 250 people to submit information
about their gender pay gap.
If you have any questions
about gender pay gap issues please get in touch with a member of the Stronachs Employment Team.
Amongst the widespread debate
about the gender pay gap between men and women, there is one industry where females earn significantly more than their male counterparts.
Not exact matches
Strikingly, the
gender pay gap is even larger at the top — a point underscored by the recent news that NBC «Today» stars Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie are
paid about 28 % of what Matt Lauer previously earned.
«There's a full section that talks
about pay equity, and what is the larger impact that the
gender pay gap has on our society, our economy, our families,» says Deepti Gudipati, vice president of member leadership programs for the AAUW, who is working with the city to roll out the program.
In an op - ed in the New York Times, Joanne Lipman wrote
about PricewaterhouseCoopers» decision to release its U.K.
gender pay gap.
While Lyft's attempt to raise awareness
about the
gender wage
gap echoes similar corporate moves that capitalize on these national awareness days, the company has recently doubled down on efforts to fix its own
pay parity issues.
The ride - sharing replaced its car icons with symbols representing the
gender wage
gap — an unequal sign, to be exact — in honor of Equal
Pay Day Tuesday, aiming to raise awareness
about an issue that still plagues women in the workplace.
Finally, I'd love to hear your thoughts on this fascinating Slate article
about how women from the Netherlands work less, have lesser titles and a big
gender pay gap... and love it.
Marking Equal
Pay Day, Cuomo advanced legislation to prohibit all employers, public and private, who do business in New York, from asking prospective employees
about their salary history and compensation, putting the state New York on track to close the
gender wage
gap.
Thoughts
about family segue into analytical policy on flexible parental leave, the
gender pay gap, the merits of a universal basic income and the shocking amount of unpaid work done by women (# 1,019 trillion 2014).
Instead of talking
about sex scandals, we should be talking
about paid parental leave, early childhood education, the
gender gap in male - dominated careers, and the feminization of poverty.
After heralded speeches on the absurd
gender gap in Hollywood (which has spawned a Federal investigation) from the likes of Academy Award - winning actresses Patricia Arquette and Meryl Streep and the Sony hack revealed drastic
pay gaps (which Academy Award - winner Charlize Theron successfully used as a negotiation tool) another Oscar - winning actress has a few things to say
about the
gender...
In the candid interview, her first in several months after making a conscious effort to pull back, she explained why she has been so vocal in fighting for the
gender pay gap, using her profile to open a dialogue
about equality in Hollywood and beyond.
Once the show began, the messages in support of women and equality didn't stop: Natalie Portman, while presenting best director with Ron Howard, noted how only men had been nominated (Lady Bird filmmaker Greta Gerwig was a high profile snub); presenters Jessica Chastain and Geena Davis, respectively, also made jokes
about male acting winners giving their salary away to make up for the
gender pay gap.
I wrote a while back
about how I felt like I was part of the
gender pay gap problem.
Even in the United States, the
gender pay gap results in an employed woman earning
about 20 % less than a man.
What does the law currently say
about gender discrimination and reporting
pay gaps?
Pay gap reporting requirements are a good thing, but it has to be recognised that it is fairly simplistic and (a) only says so much
about the true picture in any organisation because the methodology required by statute can skew results, and (b) is only one consideration / tool amongst many on considering
gender.
The «
gender pay gap» is essentially
about equality of opportunity rather than
pay.
This should generally explain the reasons for the results and give details
about actions that are being taken to reduce or eliminate the
gender pay gap.
Linklaters has revealed the
gender pay gap within its partnership, amid growing calls for law firms to be more transparent
about pay disparities among their senior ranks.
Employers complain
about the new higher minimum wage (the so - called «living wage»); the «apprenticeship levy» (a payroll tax for large companies); restrictions on skilled migrant workers; and the requirement for large companies to publish their
gender pay gaps.
Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy open up
about their Victorian «bromance»,
gender pay gap and science
Currently, women in the legal profession earn on average
about 10 % less than men in comparable jobs, according to a government tool for calculating the
gap, entitled Find out the
gender pay gap for your job.
Paul was recently ranked as the leading lawyer in the Male Champion of Women in Business in the UK by The Financial Times and HERoes, a
gender - equality initiative and was the sole private sector representative at the United Nations launch event for «Champions of the Global Equal
Pay Coalition», to talk about the role that professional services firms can play in bridging the gap in equal p
Pay Coalition», to talk
about the role that professional services firms can play in bridging the
gap in equal
paypay.
The introduction of mandatory
gender pay gap reporting will force employers to be up front
about gender related
pay and either explain the differences they uncover or risk costly equal
pay claims.»
As longtime readers - or at least week - old readers - will remember from last week, we talked
about the causes of
gender pay gaps.
You may believe that the
gender pay gap is all
about men vs. women.
In an effort to close the
gender pay gap, a growing number of U.S. cities, states, and territories have passed measures that bar employers from asking
about a job candidate's compensation history.