Women’s Equal Pay Day will fall on March 14, 2023. This date signifies the current gender pay gap of 16%. This day is celebrated to show how much more women must work to earn as much pay as men. A gap of 16% may not seem like much, but I invite you to dig deeper into these numbers.

Those organizations who lightly address pay transparency with muddled salary ranges for open positions may abide by laws, but they are not building trust with candidates and employees. Pay transparency is a much bigger and more involved process.

The wage floor is minimum wage paid to an employee. Now, organizations have the opportunity to pay more than our wage laws. They might be willing to pay more for desired skills, years of experience, and talent market competition. Of course, that depends on the organization’s profit margin. If the organization has the money to spend, they can spend more on human talent if they so choose. High profit margin does not always equal better environments for employees.

Today I’m talking about my favorite topic – pay equity. The USWNT have been fighting for better pay and working conditions, just like so many women have been fighting for decades. As of 2020, women make 82 cents to every dollar made by men.

Dismantling systems of inequity will take years and generations, yet that doesn’t stop us from acting now. And what’s happening in our country does not stop us from showing up differently every day. Today and every day can push forward for a better tomorrow.

When one reviews nonprofit salaries provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the data is deceiving at first glance. The data shows that nonprofits compete at the same level or even higher with for-profit companies. However, once you start looking below the surface, you see startling differences.