Closing the Pay Gap: Dismantling Social Injustice

The pay disparity between men and women in the United States is a complex and persisting problem. Despite all the attention it’s received, the pay gap has only closed by four cents in the past decade. At this rate, men and women won’t achieve wage parity for decades to come. In the next event of Meetup’s Dismantling Social Injustice series, we will learn about the ongoing issue of the gender pay gap and its severity, as well as the pay gap for people of color.

Join Shannon Williams (she/her), Director of Equal Pay Today for a discussion with moderator Gwynn Krueger (they/them), Director of Customer Experience at Meetup. Participants will learn about historical and structural disparities and factors such as pay secrecy, occupational segregation, pregnancy leave that contribute to the pay gap. From there, we will learn the necessary actions we must take to help and support wage equity.

A Q&A session will follow the panel discussion.

Watch recorded Dismantling Social Injustice events using the links below.

The Challenges of Living with Disabilities: https://meetu.ps/3lFpnw
Equal Rights for the Transgender Community: https://meetu.ps/3lBF7V
Ending Disparities in Healthcare: http://meetu.ps/3lw7zv
Bold Allyship: http://meetu.ps/3lqYHV
Economic Mobility and Urban Policy: http://meetu.ps/3lmG5W
How to Help Dismantle Social Injustice: http://meetu.ps/3lhgVM

Agenda:
Introductions (5 mins)
Panel Discussion (40 mins)
Q&A session (15 mins)

About the host:
Shannon Williams, Director, Equal Pay Today
Shannon leads the Equal Pay Today! campaign, a campaign committed to fighting for equal pay and addressing the long-standing gender wage gap while working to combat its key contributors, including pay secrecy, occupational segregation, and lack of pay transparency, while engaging groups across women’s legal and advocacy sectors.

Before coming to ERA, Shannon managed a large portfolio of Fortune 500 organizations in identifying client policy issues and developing and executing complex advocacy campaigns and strategic communications through inception to completion for DDC Public Affairs as an Associate Vice President.

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