However, sex discrimination isn't cause alone
for the gender pay gap.
Once the Regulations come into force, employers will be faced with a constrained time frame to investigate the reasons
for the gender pay gap and present their findings on a Government - sponsored website.
That's why LTN has created our annual innovation awards; challenged Big Law to list C - level folks on their websites; fought
for gender pay equality and pushed to get girls interested in science, technology, engineering and math.
While the Department of Education, which has responsibility
for the gender pay gap reporting process, does not check the data submitted, the submissions are being tracked by third parties including the media.
Employers should draft their narrative carefully to set out their gender pay gap «story» - including early in the narrative key explanations
for any gender pay gap and steps they are taking to narrow it.
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.
Ensuring that the reasons
for the gender pay gap are understood by means of the careful collation and analysis of relevant material.
BBC Situation Cause for Concern Among Employers Who Are Preparing
for Gender Pay Gap Reporting?
Ensure that the reasons
for the gender pay gap are understood (as far as possible) by means of the careful collation and analysis of relevant material.
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.
Jennifer Lawrence adds her name to group of A-list actresses fighting
for gender pay equality in Hollywood including Emma Watson, Meryl Streep, Geena Davis, Cate Blanchett, Patricia Arquette, and Lena Dunham.
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.
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Blocking men from taking on less hours has implications
for gender pay inequality and organisation agility.
After facing criticism on social media when it pre-released its Super Bowl ad last week, automotive brand Audi is being praised
for the gender pay equality - themed TV spot it aired during the game.
Not exact matches
While only 18 percent of U.S. organizations offer
paid parental leave, according to the Society
for Human Resource Management's 2016 Employee Benefits Survey, many high profile employers have begun announcing plans that both increase the amount of
paid time off
for new parents and offer it regardless of
gender.
«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.
While it's smart
for women to consider which fields
pay well in general when choosing a career, they shouldn't rush to switch based on a perceived
gender disparity in earnings, Britton said.
The measure would make it easier
for people to challenge
gender - based
pay discrimination.
Hillary Clinton, as well as major companies like Nike, Etsy, and Netflix, advocate
for paid time off
for both parents, regardless of
gender, after the birth or adoption of a child.
The company, which already had one of the most liberal paternity leave policies among U.S. companies with 17
paid weeks
for both mothers and fathers, expanded its policy to employees outside the U.S. and became
gender neutral, allowing same - sex couples to participate in the program.
Google has consistently denied the accusations that it underpays women and it even tweeted in April that it «closed the
gender pay gap globally» meaning it
pays women and men equally
for equal work worldwide, it says.
For women who are working, it's important to ask management if they're doing a gender pay gap analysis and ask for that information to be transparent and reportab
For women who are working, it's important to ask management if they're doing a
gender pay gap analysis and ask
for that information to be transparent and reportab
for that information to be transparent and reportable.
This map, created by labor and employment - focused law firm Fisher Phillips, highlights legislative differences between states by showing which ones have
gender - specific
pay protections,
gender - specific protections as well as protections
for other categories (such as race, religion or national origin), or no state - specific
pay equity laws at all.
This vague language makes it difficult
for women to prove they were
paid less than a male counterpart because of their
gender and deters many from even filing a lawsuit.»
Today's must - read story is by Fortune contributor Heidi Hartmann, an economist, MacArthur Fellow, and president of the Institute
for Women's Policy Research, who reports that the
gender pay gap hit a record low last year.
The next step
for GoDaddy, says CEO Blake Irving, is to understand «the drivers behind
gender pay gap at the management level.»
Options on the budgetary table include narrowing the
pay equity gap, ensuring more
gender equality in boardrooms, easing access to capital
for female entrepreneurs and opening up more funding opportunities
for female scientific researchers.
In Louisiana,
for instance, the
gender pay gap is 30 %, the biggest wage gap in the nation.
The purpose of the policy is to eliminate
gender inequality in
pay, Pao said, citing research that shows bargaining makes
for an uneven playing field.
The 2018 budget puts a large emphasis on
gender equality, including through
pay equity legislation
for federally regulated sectors.
However, Morneau, who also announced the introduction of up to five weeks of parental leave
for fathers or non-birth parents to encourage greater sharing of child - rearing responsibilities, did not address a question on the limits of legislation and what the government can do to address societal barriers that could contribute the
gender pay gap.
While these issues are coming to the forefront
for some companies, others are trying to fight the gap: Salesforce invested $ 6 million in the last two years to adjust the
gender pay gap that impacts 11 percent of the company's 25,000 employees.
This comes just nine months after the Labor Department sued Google
for not handing over 19 years of
pay data on 21,000 Google employees
for a routine audit into the company's
pay methods, as part of that department's attempt to show whether Google's hiring discriminates on the basis of race, religion,
gender, or other factors.
In order
for people to make a difference in closing the
gender pay gap, they have to realize its far - reaching implications!
The allegations come at a time when other Silicon Valley companies face scrutiny
for pay gaps,
gender discrimination and sexual harassment.
Still, the consensus among experts is that Japan has to do more to make its corporate culture more conducive
for women — including closing the
gender pay gap, providing incentives
for women to take up more full - time work in growth areas and chart paths
for them to climb up the corporate ladder.
For leaders in business, it's time to break out of the traditional mold and «be bold for change,» whether it's for equal pay or diminishing the gender gap from entry - level to C - sui
For leaders in business, it's time to break out of the traditional mold and «be bold
for change,» whether it's for equal pay or diminishing the gender gap from entry - level to C - sui
for change,» whether it's
for equal pay or diminishing the gender gap from entry - level to C - sui
for equal
pay or diminishing the
gender gap from entry - level to C - suite.
Despite the Equal
Pay Act, the gender pay gap persists; women are typically paid just 80 cents for every dollar paid to men — and that number has barely budged in a deca
Pay Act, the
gender pay gap persists; women are typically paid just 80 cents for every dollar paid to men — and that number has barely budged in a deca
pay gap persists; women are typically
paid just 80 cents
for every dollar
paid to men — and that number has barely budged in a decade.
The
gender gap in wages has widened by a penny in Maryland over the past two years, with women in the state typically
paid 84 cents
for every dollar
paid to men, according to a study released Monday.
In 2016, Natasha received the Upstart Business Journal Upstart 100 Award and the Aiming High Award from Legal Momentum
for pioneering a shareholder campaign on
gender pay equity.
For more information on Zillow Group's commitment to
gender parity and the White House Equal
Pay Pledge, please click here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/12/07/fact-sheet-white-house-announces-new-commitments-equal-
pay-pledge
An earlier version of the column included a paragraph on some of the company's acts of good corporate behavior, including Starbucks» recent announcement that it had achieved 100 percent
pay equity across
gender and race
for all of its U.S. employees and its goal of opening more stores in under - served neighborhoods.
«Millennials are the first generation that isn't afraid to fight
for equality in the workplace and this study confirms that they are starting to close the
gender pay gap that has existed in the American society
for decades.
The firm has been vocal about pushing
for such information in the past, and Citi's voluntary disclosure of
gender and racial
pay disparities will only embolden Arjuna and others to push other companies
for similar details.
One proposal was
for a report detailing policies and goals to reduce any
gender pay gap at Alphabet; another was
for Alphabet to study the societal impact of hate speech and fake news enabled by Google's platforms.
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.
On the bright side, the
gender pay gap is almost nonexistent in this new economy, with the average tax - free side income
for men at $ 3,147, compared with $ 3,038
for women.