Washington Post columnist Amy Joyce wrote an important piece on equal pay for women last week.
In the 1960's women earned 59 cents for every dollar a man earned; today, it's closer to 77 cents.
As a society, we've made gains in the last 40 years in this respect, but we're nowhere near done.
Check out this well-done wage comparison calculator on the wageproject.org site to see how your salary compares to others in your industry and geographic location. I was amazed at the disparities!
Equality begins locally. Raise awareness of this issue at your company.
Fair compensation is another very important way to have a stronger business.
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