DINEO TSAMELA: True transformation is also about equal pay
Women who initiate talks about a raise are judged more harshly than men who do the same
Sixty-one years ago, brave South African women marched to the Union Buildings to protest against apartheid pass laws. Today we celebrate these women and their stand against injustice. But there's still much to be done when it comes to economic transformation and closing the gender wage gap - and companies prioritising this with other transformation initiatives. According to Accenture's report Getting to Equal - Closing the Gender Pay Gap, it is anticipated that the gap will be closed by 2044 in developed countries and only by 2066 in developing countries. How can you drive change? Highlight bias, both conscious and unconscious. A good example of gender bias is the negative reaction to women asking for a raise. According to research published in the journal Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, women who initiated talks about a raise were judged more harshly than men who did the same. Another study found that men evaluating requests for a raise were more brutal when d...
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