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Why Some People Don’t Believe in the Pay Gap
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Why Some People Don’t Believe in the Pay Gap

The Pay Check Podcast

Francesca Levy, Rebecca Greenfield, Jordyn Holman and Max Abelson
Bloomberg, 2018
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Some claim that the gender pay gap is explainable. On this episode of Bloomberg’s Pay Check podcast, reporter Jordyn Holman investigates whether these explanations check out. The episode could use more examples to illustrate the impact of race and gender on people’s income, but managers and CEOs should tune in to learn what they need to know to confront pay bias in their workplaces.

Take-Aways

  • Some people claim the US pay gap between men and women vanishes if you take into account the kinds of jobs women tend to take and the times when they prioritize family over careers.
  • Indeed, women suffer a “motherhood penalty,” losing 4% of their income for every child they have – while men’s salaries increase with more children. 
  • Higher-paying fields like coding and engineering are male-dominated because they’re unaccommodating for women.

About the Podcast

In Bloomberg’s six-episode podcast The Pay Check, reporters Francesca Levy, Rebecca Greenfield, Jordyn Holman and Max Abelson take a close look at the reasons and manifestations of the gender gap.

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