“Consistent data collection is crucial to gathering the evidence needed to close the pay gap and finally give women the compensation they deserve.
– Wendy Doyle, Women’s Foundation President & CEO”
A federal court just scored a big win for pay equity across the country -- on the same day we recognized Equal Pay Day for Asian American and Pacific Islanders.
The U.S. District Court just reinstated a federal data collection requirement designed to promote pay equity. Employers are now obligated to report their pay data to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, making this a huge step forward in the fight for pay equity.
For too long, women have been paid less than their male coworkers for doing the same quality of work. In the Kansas City metro area alone, women are paid 78 cents for every dollar paid to men. Using data and research is a way to develop meaningful solutions to the pay gap -- solutions that will improve the lives of women and their families across the country.
Thank you,
Women’s Foundation