COUNTDOWN DAY 4: With just four days to go until we reach Equal Pay Day on April 9, 2013, Women on Business is following up on our Countdown Day 5 article, which showed just how big the gender pay gap was in the 1970s, with a look at how little things changed a decade later. Not much progress was made in closing the gender pay gap during the 1980s. Rather than earning only … [Read more...]
Countdown to Equal Pay Day 2013 – The Gender Pay Gap in the 1970s
COUNTDOWN DAY 5: Equal Pay Day is April 9, 2013. That means we're five days away from a day that shouldn't need to exist in 2013, but unfortunately, the pay gap is far from closing. Women on Business is counting down to Equal Pay Day 2013 with five days of gender pay gap statistics that show just how little things have changed since the 1970s. Subscribe to Women on Business … [Read more...]
What’s She Worth? The Slow Road to Equal Pay [Infographic]
Women have been fighting for the right to equal pay in the workforce for decades. While developments have been slow, it's obvious that time has been kind to the women who have fought to close the gap between the median wages received by men vs. women -- but not kind enough. The Evolution of Expectation Back in the 1970s, the average median wage for a man was approximately … [Read more...]
Paycheck Fairness Act Gets a Small Win but is Far from Victory
In January 2013, the Paycheck Fairness Act was reintroduced by Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland and Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut. Why was it reintroduced? Because Senate Republican filibustered it in 2010 and 2012. The good news is that the Paycheck Fairness Act got a small win last week when the Senate cast a unanimous vote to create a reserve fund that would pay for … [Read more...]
Business Gender Gap Statistics [Slideshow]
Just how big is the business gender gap? It's not breaking news that women are offered fewer opportunities to advance into leadership roles in the business world. It's also a well-known fact that women are often paid less than men for the same jobs. But what does the business gender gap look like in numbers? This slideshow offers a variety of statistics related to the … [Read more...]
10 Worst-Paying States for Women
Do you live in one of the worst-paying states for women? In 2011, the median weekly earnings for full-time working women was $684, compared to $832 for men (see Gender Wage Gap by the Numbers for details). We also know that the gender wage gap starts immediately after college graduation, and in September 2012, Catalyst put together an interactive tool that enables anyone to … [Read more...]
57 More Years Until the Gender Pay Gap will Close
The gender pay gap isn't isolated to the United States. According to a study by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), if current salary trends continue, it will take another 57 years for the gender pay gap to close in the United Kingdom. In other words, another half century will go by before men and women will earn the same wages for doing the same work. The Chartered … [Read more...]