Equal Pay Day for women, which fell on April 2 for all women this year, is when we raise awareness for how far we’ve come and how far we still need to go to realize equal pay in the workplace. And while it’s important to recognize how far into the new year women must work to earn what men earned in the year prior, it’s well beyond April 2 for many.
In fact, only Asian women beat that day on average, with many earning what their male counterparts did the year prior by March 5 every year. For white women, that happens April 19. For many women of color, Equal Pay Day falls significantly later in the year:
- African American women: August 22, 2019
- Native American women: September 20, 2019
- Latina women: November 20, 2019
In other words, many women must work 15 months to make what many men earned in 12 months. In observation of the day, TSheets conducted a survey to determine the state of the gender pay gap in America and what some business owners have done (or are willing to do) to improve the situation.
Employers admit to underpaying based on gender
It might be hard to believe, but even in 2019, men and women employers alike admit to underpaying employees based on gender.
Even with a third of employers admitting to discriminatory pay based on gender, the wage gap is closing—slow as it is. Over half of businesses surveyed say they have an equal pay policy in place. And a combined 92% of business owners are taking a proactive approach to equal pay. According to the 2019 TSheets survey, business owners are using a formal pay scale, appointing an equal pay advocate to senior leadership teams, and sharing data regarding pay discrepancies, among other solutions.
This article originally appeared on TSheets.com and was syndicated by MediaFeed.org.
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