In: Society, Women in Business

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

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 Book

Machiavelli for Women

Defend Your Worth, Grow Your Ambition, and Win the Workplace
Stacey Vanek Smith
Gallery Books, 2021
8 Report
World Economic Forum
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
8 Article
Lean In
Lean In, 2018
8 Book

Women vs. Capitalism

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

The Day the Women Went on Strike

Visible Women Podcast
Caroline Criado Perez
Tortoise, 2022
8 Book

Why Women Earn Less

How to Make What You're Really Worth
Mikelann R. Valterra
Career Press, 2004
8 Book

Earning It

Hard-Won Lessons from Trailblazing Women at the Top of the Business World
Joann S. Lublin
HarperBusiness, 2016
8 Book

Why Men Earn More

The Startling Truth Behind the Pay Gap - And What Women Can Do About It
Warren Farrell
AMACOM, 2005
8 Book

When She Makes More

10 Rules for Breadwinning Women
Farnoosh Torabi
Hudson Street Press, 2014
8 Podcast
Stacey Vanek Smith et al.
Morning Brew, 2021