Vermont has the lowest pay gap between men and women in the country, according to a recent study conducted by the National Women’s Law Center. This women’s history month, the Vermont Commission on Women is making sure that progress continues.The Vermont Equal Pay Compact was started in 2015. Since then, 194 businesses have signed on, agreeing to prioritize equal pay between men and women. From large corporations to businesses with sole proprietors, nearly 200 Vermont workplaces have signed the Equal Pay Compact.“I’ve never encountered an employer who was trying to have pay inequity. There are so many cultural obstacles and so many engrained practices – often that employers don’t have any control over,” said Cary Brown, the executive director of the VT Commission on Women.For example, working moms who take extra time off to care for children could end up walking away with less money in their pockets.“If they’re given the opportunity to have flexible work arrangements they may not take as much time out of work,” Brown said.Employers can sign the Equal Pay Compact here.
Vermont has the lowest pay gap between men and women in the country, according to a recent study conducted by the National Women’s Law Center.
This women’s history month, the Vermont Commission on Women is making sure that progress continues.
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The Vermont Equal Pay Compact was started in 2015. Since then, 194 businesses have signed on, agreeing to prioritize equal pay between men and women.
From large corporations to businesses with sole proprietors, nearly 200 Vermont workplaces have signed the Equal Pay Compact.
“I’ve never encountered an employer who was trying to have pay inequity. There are so many cultural obstacles and so many engrained practices – often that employers don’t have any control over,” said Cary Brown, the executive director of the VT Commission on Women.
For example, working moms who take extra time off to care for children could end up walking away with less money in their pockets.
“If they’re given the opportunity to have flexible work arrangements they may not take as much time out of work,” Brown said.
Employers can sign the Equal Pay Compact here.
