Season 2, Ep 2: How to Close the Pay Wage Gap with TEA - Transparency, Education, and Audits
Despite the pay equity win by the U.S. Women's Soccer Team, the gender wage gap persists. In this episode, we discuss how the gap is measured, how some companies like L'Oréal, Starbucks, and Salesforce are making a difference, and how TEA -Transparency, Education, and Audit - can reduce the gap.
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1:40 Episode Overview
What is the gender pay gap
How L'Oréal, Starbucks, and Salesforce are getting it right
Solutions for equal pay
Gender Pay Gap
2:14 Why do females get paid less than males
3:08 How to calculate gender pay gap
4:10 American Progress is a top expert
4:45 Gender pay gap and gender stereotypes
5:10 Funneling and gender pay gap
7:42 At the top percentile of wage earners, women earn only 73% of what men earn
9:41 Motherhood penalty and the gender pay gap Economic Policy Institute article
11:40 Most educated demographic in the U.S.
Size of the Gender Wage Gap
12:59 Gender pay gap statistics
14:45 Black men and the gender pay gap
14:58 Intersectionality and the gender pay gap
Companies Making Impact
17:45 LeanIn.Org survey about the gender pay gap
19:34 L'Oréal wage audit and the gender pay gap Angela Guy EDGE certification
21:32 Starbucks commitment to achieve a zero pay gap
22:53 Salesforce pay audit
Tips to Reduce the Wage Gap
24:23 Pay transparency and the gender pay gap
25:03 What to do if employer asks for salary history
26:00 Consolidations and the gender pay gap
26:53 Male allies and what are the roles of males and females for household chores
29:10 Learn about unconscious bias
How to Uncover Unconscious Bias so We Can See Women
Only Wonder Women Need Apply: Solutions for Working Moms
29:50 Wage gap audits
Parity in Play
31:26 President Biden’s announcement that he will appoint a Black woman to the Supreme Court
32:30 For 200 years, we only considered White men for appointments
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