Biden Pleads With Private Sector , To Help Narrow Gender Wage Gap.
AP reports President Joe Biden
celebrated Equal Pay Day by highlighting
how his administration intends to
narrow the gender wage gap.
AP reports President Joe Biden
celebrated Equal Pay Day by highlighting
how his administration intends to
narrow the gender wage gap.
Biden also called on the private
sector to do its part.
The president signed an executive order, which encourages lawmakers to ban federal contractors from seeking prior salary history of job applicants.
According to AP, the Labor Department
issued a directive intended to increase federal contractors' obligations to audit payrolls to guard against pay disparities.
Gender equality is not a women’s issue alone.
It benefits everybody. , President Joe Biden, via statement, as reported by AP.
It’s my hope that it sets an example for all private companies to follow as well. , President Joe Biden, via statement, as reported by AP.
Equal Pay Day was created in hopes of bringing more attention to the disparities between what
men and women earn doing the same job.
Over a 40-year career,
a woman will lose out
on about $400,000. , Vice President Kamala Harris, via statement, as reported by AP.
For Black women, Latina women, Native American women, that loss in wages
is closer to $1 million. , Vice President Kamala Harris, via statement, as reported by AP.
In 2020, full-time female employees
earned, on average, 83 cents on the
dollar when compared to a male
performing the same work.
In 2020, full-time female employees
earned, on average, 83 cents on the
dollar when compared to a male
performing the same work