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,...
Equal Pay
Physicians highlight how much less female workers still make
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...
Is it true that women make less than men in the same roles?
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 a positive for everyone in the workforce
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...
What to do if you’re paid less than your male co-workers
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...
5 Steps women can take to negotiate their salary better
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...
Which industries have significant gender pay gaps in Texas?
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...
The gender equity gap is narrowing but it still persists
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...
Knowing your rights when facing wage discrimination
Though the U.S. has made progress toward gender equality, the pay gap persists. In 2019, women earned 79 cents to every dollar that men earned. And women’s incomes plateau earlier than men’s do, exacerbating their economic disadvantage. You may have discovered that...
Gender pay gap can affect freelancers as much as employees
When you own your own business, you get to choose how much you charge for services. While you may think that this can give you the power to fight unequal pay, a new study shows that even solo entrepreneurs and freelancers have a gender pay gap. Business management...