Surprising inequities in compensation The gender pay gap is consistently in the news, but there are other groups in the United States’ working world who are less likely to see stories about their lower pay rates. Most people know women and nonbinary individuals overall earn less than their white male colleagues, but mothers earn even less than women without children. Other reasons some groups see fewer dollars in their bank accounts include age and disability, or they are part of racial minority groups or the LGBTQ+ community. The differential between pay awarded to white males versus other workers is getting smaller in some instances, but the gap between wages paid to white men and both Black men and women has actually worsened in the past two decades, according to one reportfrom the Economic Policy Institute.Assemble compiled data from government agencies, human resources organizations, news outlets, and advocates for equal pay to create this list of individuals and groups still struggling to achieve pay equity. Continue reading to learn why these inequities exist, and ways that employers, human resource professionals, and advocates are trying to eliminate the differences via policy reform, litigation, and other tools.Visit thestacker.com for similar lists and stories. READ MORE
