How family leave benefits could solve the gender pay gap

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Despite the ongoing effort to promote pay transparency in recent years, the gender pay gap still poses a significant threat to women in the workplace.

In 2024, women as a whole made $71 a week less than their male counterparts, according to a recent research report from job search platform Indeed, which comes out to around 83% of what men make per year. The persistence — and recent growth — of pay discrepancy paints a concerning picture for what the future of compensation holds for women.  

Paola Peralta
Associate Editor

Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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