Why Does the Pay Gap Exist?
♀Differences in jobs worked/industries entered
♀Difference in years of expirience, since women are expected to take on caregiver roles
♀Difference in hours worked, since women have to accomodate unpaid labor, such as childcare
♀Dicsrimination faced in the workplace, especially towards women of color
What Can States Do?
✦Promote pay transperency to prevent secrecy, which perpetuates discrimination
✦Prohibit the use of salary history in hiring, so wage disparity is not perpetuated in a new job
✦Challenge occupational segregation so employers cannot operate on stereotypes; for example, that a mother will be less comitted to her job.
✦Enable workers to challenge pay discrimination by ensuring employers don't gain loopholes in the judicial system, and there's clarification on what encompasses discrimination.