National GIG is also celebrating April 12th, the day set for Equal Pay Day. This date is important because it symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year.
Dawn Lyon, head of corporate affairs for Glassdoor, a job website known for company reviews and salary reports, says one key to closing the gap is transparency.
“About 60% of companies do not share pay data internally,” Lyon says. “Transparency around pay eliminates inequities and helps people understand what fair pay is.”
Glassdoor hosted a virtual roundtable discussion with Hillary Clinton and U.S. gold medalist and soccer player Megan Rapinoe. Rapinoe is one of five of the best-known women of the U.S. women’s national soccer team who filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, contending that they and their teammates were paid nearly four times less than their counterparts on the men’s national team.
Hey, are athletes GIG workers, too?
Perhaps. And could female GIG workers negotiate more fair and equal pay than “permanent” workers. Of course, but it may not be happening yet.
GIG workers have the potential to focus more on their service capabilities rather than gender specfications. In fact, because many of the new on-demand work situations transact over digital platforms where gender may be unable to detect, there could be a better chance to get paid for the service instead of the sex.
Another topic for discussion in the National GIG forum.
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