Episode 1 — Pay Equity and Pay Gap

In this episode, you meet the podcast hosts Anna Kurylo and Lena Kirichok sharing their experience and world data about the pay gap.

In this episode, we covered the following topics:

• Defining pay gap and pay equity
• Pay equity challenges we faced and how we handled them
• Statistics about the gender pay gap in communities we’re involved in
• Pay gap implications for women on maternity leave.
• The gender pay gap and mental health. What effect pay gap has on your work and finances
• Recommendations to decrease the pay gap at work
• How to define your worth as an employee

Resources:

1. Equal pay — an introductory guide: https://www.ilo.org/global/publications/WCMS_216695/lang--en/index.htm
2. Guidance from California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls about pay equity: https://women.ca.gov/californiapayequity/employers-resources/what-can-i-do-to-promote-a-culture-of-pay-equity/
3. Gender equality report for Czech Republic (available for all of the EU too): https://eige.europa.eu/publications/gender-equality-index-2020-czechia
4. Pay equity  - A key driver of gender equality https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/@dgreports/@gender/documents/briefingnote/wcms_410196.pdf
5. Pay Equity Key Terms and Definitions Glossary https://curocomp.com/pay-equity-key-terms-glossary/
6. The gender pay gap is harming women’s health https://theconversation.com/the-gender-pay-gap-is-harming-womens-health-68919

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