What are Large Companies Really Doing About Pay Equity, If Anything?

Abstract

[Excerpt] Women are now earning 98 cents for every dollar earned by men when controlling for position. Despite being small, the difference is still grating, and many people and institutions have decided that now is the time to close the gender pay gap once and for all. This executive summary will outline what steps, if any, large companies are taking to erase the wage gap and highlight the reasons companies are—or are not—taking these steps.