In: Women in Business, Society

Gender Pay Gap

One of the most stubborn, pernicious and individualized issues in the fight for equal rights for women in the workplace is the persistent gender pay gap. Women routinely – almost uniformly – get paid less than men even when they have the same qualifications and do the same work. But now savvy companies are taking up this fight! Read here for the statistics that prove the depth of this problem and the emerging strategies to overcome it.

Summaries

9 Book

Machiavelli for Women

Defend Your Worth, Grow Your Ambition, and Win the Workplace
Stacey Vanek Smith
Gallery Books, 2021
8 Book

We Should All Be Millionaires

A Woman’s Guide to Earning More, Building Wealth, and Gaining Economic Power
Rachel Rodgers
HarperCollins Leadership, 2021
9 Podcast

The Day the Women Went on Strike

Visible Women Podcast
Caroline Criado Perez
Tortoise, 2022
8 Podcast
Stacey Vanek Smith et al.
Morning Brew, 2021
8 Report

The Gender Earnings Gap in the Gig Economy

Evidence from over a Million Rideshare Drivers
John A. List et al.
REStud, 2020
8 Book

Women vs. Capitalism

Why We Can't Have It All in a Free Market Economy
Vicky Pryce
Hurst Publishers, 2020
8 Book

Earning It

Hard-Won Lessons from Trailblazing Women at the Top of the Business World
Joann S. Lublin
HarperBusiness, 2016
8 Report
World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum, 2019
8 Video
Laura Tyson
World Economic Forum, 2019
7 Article

A Woman’s Guide to Salary Negotiation

Women face unique challenges when it comes to negotiating. Use this guide to project assertiveness and confidence and earn your true value.
Kristin Wong
The New York Times, 2019
7 Podcast
Francesca Levy et al.
Bloomberg, 2018
8 Report
World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum, 2018