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Equal Pay Day: What Causes The Gender Pay Gap?
03/08/2024
Equal Pay Day: What Causes The Gender Pay Gap?
How would you feel about working for free for over two months of the year? Equal Pay Day is celebrated at different times of the year, depending on country, organisation and dataset. Some mark the date early in the year, when women effectively begin earning money for their work, compared with their male counterparts, while others mark the date later in the year, when women effectively stop earning money for their work, compared to their male counterparts. For example, this year the TUC in the UK are marking the date on Monday March 11th, and the USA are marking the date on Tuesday March 12th, where Europe will mark the date in November. No matter when it is marked, the day is there to bring attention to the gender pay gap, and the effective number of days women work each year for free compared with their male counterparts. Gender pay gaps have existed throughout history, yet we are still making little progress to address them. In our latest podcast, recorded from our live webinar series, and discuss the key factors that lead to women being paid less than men. They reveal for the first time new research findings from Pearn Kandola, that show how some well intentioned initiatives within organisations to support women may actually be making the situation worse. This webinar was recorded on 15th November 2023, the date on which Europe marked equal pay day as the date women effectively stopped earning money compared to their male counterparts in 2023, and worked the rest of the year for free.
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