The gap between what women and men earn for doing the same work has barely budged in 20 years.
Two-thirds of female professionals think their salaries are unfair, according to a survey by Glassdoor that also noted that women at every level of education earn 20% less than their male counterparts for similar jobs. The study was released Tuesday on Equal Pay Day, a theme intended to raise awareness of the gender pay gap, marking how far into the year women on average must work to catch up with the what men typically earned the previous year.
That said, there have been several attempts to close the wage gap through government policy, each with varying levels of success. An executive order signed by President Biden in 2022 bans federal contractors from considering job applicants' prior salary history in setting pay. Efforts also continue to advance The Paycheck Fairness Act, which seeks to end wage discrimination on the basis of sex, including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics.
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