COUNTDOWN DAY 1: Tomorrow is Equal Pay Day 2013, which means we've reached Day 1 in our Countdown to Equal Pay Day 2013 series. So far in the countdown, you've seen how the gender pay gap has changed in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s-2000s, and the 2010s. Now, it's time to put the data together. As you can see in the image below, the gender pay gap has been narrowing over the … [Read more...]
Countdown to Equal Pay Day 2013 – The Gender Pay Gap in the 2010s
COUNTDOWN DAY 2: We're getting closer to Equal Pay Day 2013 on April 9th, and with just two days to go, it's time to see what the gender pay gap looks like three years into the 2010s. As you can see in the image below, today, women still only earn $0.77 for every $1.00 earned by a man doing the same job. If she's a CEO, she earns just $0.69 for every $1.00 earned by a man … [Read more...]
Countdown to Equal Pay Day 2013 – The Gender Pay Gap in the 1990s and 2000s
COUNTDOWN DAY 3: We've reached Day 3 of the Women on Business Countdown to Equal Pay Day 2013, which is scheduled for April 9, 2013. So far, we've shared statistics about women in business and the gender pay gap in the 1970s and the 1980s on Day 5 and Day 4 of the countdown (follow the preceding links for all of the details). Today, it's time to look at the gender pay gap … [Read more...]
Countdown to Equal Pay Day – The Gender Pay Gap in the 1980s
COUNTDOWN DAY 4: With just four days to go until we reach Equal Pay Day on April 9, 2013, Women on Business is following up on our Countdown Day 5 article, which showed just how big the gender pay gap was in the 1970s, with a look at how little things changed a decade later. Not much progress was made in closing the gender pay gap during the 1980s. Rather than earning only … [Read more...]
Countdown to Equal Pay Day 2013 – The Gender Pay Gap in the 1970s
COUNTDOWN DAY 5: Equal Pay Day is April 9, 2013. That means we're five days away from a day that shouldn't need to exist in 2013, but unfortunately, the pay gap is far from closing. Women on Business is counting down to Equal Pay Day 2013 with five days of gender pay gap statistics that show just how little things have changed since the 1970s. Subscribe to Women on Business … [Read more...]
10 Essential Steps for Women and Leadership
Both women and men have critical roles to play in empowering women to lead forward according to Irene Becker of Just Coach It-The 3Q Edge™. In a recent article on the 3Q Leadership Blog, she wrote, "The writing is on the walls of our lives, our communities, our organizations and our world; it is time for women to lead forward. And it is time for men to champion their sisters, … [Read more...]
Adding the “And” to the Conversation about Women in the Corporate World
Guest Post by Grace Killelea of Half the Sky (Learn more about Grace at the end of this post) It doesn’t really matter whether Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg’s much-anticipated book Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead is a great read. All reports say it will be. It doesn’t matter because it’s already done its job. That’s because the book … [Read more...]
Business Gender Gap Statistics [Slideshow]
Just how big is the business gender gap? It's not breaking news that women are offered fewer opportunities to advance into leadership roles in the business world. It's also a well-known fact that women are often paid less than men for the same jobs. But what does the business gender gap look like in numbers? This slideshow offers a variety of statistics related to the … [Read more...]
2012 Women in Business and the Gender Gap Research and Statistics
The year is almost over, and as we prepare to enter 2013, it's the perfect time to reflect on the data that quantifies the gender gap that women in business face. With that in mind, I went through all of the research-related articles published on Women on Business during 2012 and pulled together 20 articles that provide the most compelling data. Let's hope the numbers … [Read more...]
No Change for Women in Top Leadership at Fortune 500 Companies
According to the 2012 Catalyst Census: Fortune 500 Women Board Directors and 2012 Catalyst Census: Fortune 500 Executive Officers and Top Earners, little changed for women in top leadership positions at Fortune 500 companies this year. Each year, Catalyst tracks data to learn about the advancements women are making (or not making) in leadership. Specifically, the study … [Read more...]