Although there are fewer barriers to female employment than there used to be, women in many industries still don't receive the same treatment as their male coworkers. Not only may women struggle to secure the same advancement opportunities as their male peers, they...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released last month a report on earnings of wage salary workers with the most updated information regarding this matter. The numbers speak for themselves. The Wage Gap While the median weekly earnings at a national level was $1,085 in...
When men and women do the same jobs, they should be paid equally. The same is true in athletics. Women’s and men’s teams both need to be paid fairly. Is it reasonable that a men’s team should be paid ten or 20 times more for a game compared to a women’s team? If so,...
In theory, male and female workers are supposed to earn the same amount of money when they do the same jobs. This is just one way that equality in the workplace can be achieved, and it reflects the fact that discrimination based on gender is illegal. However, the...
Women have worked long and hard to gain professional opportunities. Only a few generations ago, women could rarely work in professional fields. These days, women dominate certain industries and continue to make dramatic headway in areas that have historically been...
Pay equity is essential in the workforce. For many years, the reality has been that women have often not been paid the same as their male counterparts for performing the same jobs. With pay equity, gender equality comes to the forefront, and there is a better...
There may come a point in your career when you suspect (or know) that you’re being paid less than a male co-worker despite the fact that you have the same experience, knowledge and job responsibilities. Rather than sit back and hope that things get better in the...
There are countless unique hurdles in the workplace that allow the gender pay gap to persist in the U.S. – from unconscious bias to a lack of female role models in leadership positions. But it might surprise you to learn that even in the year 2020, as many as 60% of...
While it is illegal to pay employees different wages based on their gender, we are still far from pay equity. The Dallas Business Journal has examined the pay disparity between women and men in Texas, and found that some industries have a significantly greater pay gap...
Unequal pay for women in the same jobs as men is more than unenlightened thinking. For some, working harder for less means coming up short on the mortgage, the heating bill or junior’s tuition. Choosing between groceries and doctor visits. A smaller nest egg with...