There are many socioeconomic reasons
for the gender wage gap, but two particular reasons stand out, according to Jessica Kirkpatrick, Insights Manager at Hired who analysed information for the report.
Reasons
for the gender wage gap are multi-faceted.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
With regards to parental leave and wellbeing there are some interesting changes proposed; both Labour and the Liberal Democrats are pushing
for an extended period of paid paternity leave, to encourage shared parental responsibilities and perhaps be a positive step towards closing the
gender wage gap.
Interestingly, legal professionals have a
wage gap of 10.3 % in favour of men, yet 53 % of women hold roles in these key professions; once again shutting down a justification
for a
gender pay
gap, when in reality more women take ownership of the industry.
The UN Committee's Concluding Observations provide a clear road map
for how we can and should do better on a wide range of issues crucial to the dignity, security and freedom of BC women, from child care to the
gender wage gap; from housing and poverty reduction to violence against Indigenous women.
The majority opinion, written by Judge Stephen Reinhardt before his death last month, recognized that the
gender wage gap had existed
for decades and continues to exist today, with the
gap costing women in the U.S. over $ 840 billion a year.
This success leads to having more women in positions of leadership where they can properly advocate
for issues that affect their
gender, such as the
wage gap.
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.
Legislators in approximately 24 states — from Alaska to Kansas — last week introduced bills to close the
gender wage gap and provide stronger
wage protections
for women than those available under federal law.
Unlike Iceland, a country that made it illegal to pay women less than men
for equal work in 2017, there is a
gender wage gap of 20 percent in America.
But as a minimum, the gags set a tone
for the rest of the broadcast, which was filled with acknowledgements of industry abuses, the
gender wage gap, and thoughts on diversity and female empowerment.
At the rate the
gender wage gap is closing, it would take the next 135 years
for it to completely shut, according to data from San Francisco - based jobs platform Hired.
As ThinkProgress noted, asking candidates
for their salary histories may reinforce the
gender wage gap.
They asked me about the current climate
for job seekers, salary negotiation, and reasons
for my writing and publishing about the
gender wage gap.