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New research shows that women’s earnings are negatively impacted by having children, while men’s aren’t. The effects can be long-lasting and contribute to the gender pay gap.
Traditional pay structures — like wage gaps, pay-for-performance systems, the belief that time equals money and pay secrecy — are stopping organizations from reaching their goals and thriving.
Existing gender and ethnic pay gaps in the public service complicate using wage restraint to improve the lot of the lowest paid.
Vice-chancellors’ average remuneration has soared from 2.9 times lecturers’ pay in 1975 to 16 times in 2018. New governance arrangements triggered the trend and might be needed to rein it in.
The gender pay gap remains stubbornly high in the UK, but the new rules are shaming companies into action.
The evidence suggests the impact of CEOs on company performance isn’t enough to justify their sky-high pay, which is really based more on a culture of power and privilege.
In the 1970s thousands of women in media took their employers to court over pay inequality. While many were successful, similar cases today show the fight for equality has a long way to go.
Workers will soon get to see just how fat the fat cats have become.
A basic lack of fairness holds us all back.
The wealth bonanza enjoyed by top flight football clubs does not trickle down to many of their employees.
Women are paid 20 percent less than men in the US but live about five years longer than men. You might be surprised at the reasons that men, on average, die at a younger age.
The long term financial consequences of the pay gap are clear; but could there also been impacts on health?
The ever-widening gap between CEO and average worker pay has its roots in collective action by executives.
Women may be happy in roles that are associated with gender stereotypes but the gender pay gap persists and women certainly aren’t happy with that.
Pay transparency laws are the latest effort to eliminate the still-yawning gap between the salaries of men and women. Do they work?
A new report has drilled down into how much graduates from particular courses earn. What does it mean for universities?
With the gender pay gap refusing to go away, it’s time more people were encouraged to discuss their salary openly.
What is it like to be a woman working in the sciences? While there are hurdles to overcome, there are joys as well. The new SAGE initiative hopes to make STEM even more amenable to women.
The South African gender pay gap is estimated, on average, to be between 15% and 17%. Employers are benefiting unduly from the historic undervaluing of women’s skills and contributions.
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