Wage Inequality Everywhere

Women have it tough.  And wage inequality is everywhere.

Unless someone in power opens a door for a woman, most likely, she will have a harder time making a decent living.

I've witnessed certain men who've opened doors for both men and women.  But rarely have I seen a woman open a door to help another woman earn a good living.  Why?

Few companies are willing to audit salaries.  That's a powerful statement from the company that they don't give a hoot about wage equality.

As a realist, I probably won't see wage equality between men and women in my lifetime.

Maybe my children and grandchildren won't live to see wage equality either.

There's a powerful article in the Hollywood Reporter today:  Hannah Storm on Female Athletes Earning Respect, But Not a Living.

If famous female athletes can't earn a living, that's shocking news.

Powerful voices have spoken about legal equality, but seemingly, few are listening unless it affects them directly.

The Gender Pay Gap is real.  And women are struggling, especially, single mothers.

Closing the gender wage gap  would help single mothers who need to support their children.

If you run a corporation, consider starting with a salary audit in your company.

One company went further than a simple audit to make things even.

The CEO of Gravity Payments set the minimum annual salary for all of his employees at $70,000.  If that's the new business model, excluding consideration of gender, and setting a minimum salary for all employees at $70,000, I wholeheartedly support it.

In fact, Gravity Payments brought in dozens of new clients since making the announcement to increase everyone's salary.  Instead of decreasing wages or having them stagnate over time, the company earned respect and more business by increasing equal wages across the board.

Equality starts with the power at the top.  And the CEO of Gravity Payments has spoken.

Now, will other CEOs join him?