Despite DEI becoming more integral to companies’ reputations and success, the gender pay gap still persists, with women making an estimated 83 cents per a man’s dollar — and some industries have even wider gaps.
Job search site Lensa examined which industries have the greatest differences in median weekly earnings between men and women, using 2021 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The results revealed to what extent companies have failed to address the underlying biases that lead to women being severely underpaid.
