New Evidence on Gender Pay Gap for Women in Management
Torsdag, 30. september 2010 18:39

Washington, D.C. – Are gender pay gaps more prevalent in some industries than others?  Are women in management paying a price for being mothers?  Are families who depend on the wages of Management Moms being penalized?

Have we made progress in closing the gender pay and leadership gaps? What is its impact on American families and the economy? What can be done to achieve pay and leadership parity for women in American business?

The U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee, chaired by Representative Carolyn B. Maloney, held a hearing titled “New Evidence on the Gender Pay Gap for Women and Mothers in Management” on Tuesday, September 28, 2010, that explored these questions. Ilene H. Lang represented Catalyst's voice in the discussion, presenting important research findings from Targeting Inequity: The Gender Gap in U.S. Corporate Leadership. Ilene evidenced the significant barriers women face in the U.S. corporate environment and urged the Senate to join the House in passing the Paycheck Fairness Act.

At the hearing, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) also presented new findings from a comprehensive industry-by-industry assessment of wage differences between men and women managers. This report also, for the first time, took an in-depth look at the impact of motherhood on the wage gap among managers and its impact on family incomes.

In addition, Ilene took the gender pay gap discussion to the media. Hear more of the story at ABC News, World News Tonight, The Hill. Follow broad media coverage of this story with Catalyst in the News and join the discussion on Twitter.

An archive of the Ilene's televised testimony, as well as the testimony of the full panel, can be found on the JEC website.