Disney’s $43M gender pay settlement highlights need for salary history bans
Disney’s $43M gender pay settlement highlights need for salary history bans
- November 26, 2024
- David Neumark, economics, Forbes, Nov. 26, 2024 (Contributor)
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The most striking aspect of the pay disparities alleged at Disney is the impact of asking about a prospective employee’s previous pay. This is illustrated by an analysis of pay at Disney completed by David Neumark, an economist and gender pay gap expert at the University of California, Irvine. Neumark found that Disney paid women 2% less than men. … According to the complaint, there’s only a one in a billion chance of obtaining Neumark’s results if no gender differences exist.
For the full story, please visit https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2024/11/26/disneys-43m-gender-pay-settlement-highlights-need-for-salary-history-bans/.
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