1st Edition

The Gender Pay Gap Understanding the Numbers

162 Pages 56 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

162 Pages 56 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

162 Pages 56 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Closing the gender pay gap begins with awareness and understanding of the state of the gap. This hybrid book that serves as a resource for both the academic and corporate communities, builds the reader’s awareness of the gender pay gap, its magnitude and ramifications, and provides action plans to address the challenge. Much of the existing literature on the gender pay gap provides an... Read more

Introduction

1. The Gender Pay Gap and its Evolution over Time

2. The Scope of the Gender Pay Gap

3. A Lifetime Impact: Losses over a Woman’s Working Life

4. Why does the Gender Pay Gap Persist?

5. The Adjusted Gender Pay Gap: Explainable and Unexplainable Factors

6. Closing the Gender Pay Gap: Sooner or Later?

7. The Impact of the Gender Pay Gap: An Economic Imperative

8. Policies and Recommendation to Address the Gender Pay Gap

9. Best Practices: What Can We Learn from Companies with a Small or No Gender Pay Gap?

10. The Global Gender Pay Gap: The State of the Gap and Policies in Different Countries

Biography

Fatma Abdel-Raouf is a professor of economics and finance at Goldey-Beacom College in Wilmington, Delaware. She has taught for over 20 years at different universities.

Patricia M. Buhler is a professor of management at Goldey-Beacom College in Wilmington, Delaware, and is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources and a SHRM Senior Certified Professional.