It's International Women's Day and the theme is #BreakTheBias! Mary Wooldridge from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency joins Shell and Em to talk about a big issue that women encounter at work, the gender pay gap. The chat touches on:
๐๐ฟ the difference between the gender pay gap and equal pay
๐๐ฝ key causes of the gap and the updated data
๐ the role that parents can play in breaking the bias with their kids
๐๐ป some ways that employers can de-bias the hiring process
๐๐พ busting some misconceptions about the gap
๐๐ฟ childcare and parental leave
๐๐ผ how might employees raise a convo about this topic?
๐women and leadership
๐๐ปand some key career learnings that Mary would tell her younger self
See if your workplace has done a gender equality audit and more helpful tools to navigate flexible work, parental leave and pay equity on the
WGEA website.
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