Tag: gender wage gap

22squared Partners with National Organization for Women to Mark Equal Pay Day on April 10 and Help Close the Gender Wage Gap by Purchasing EqualiTees, T-Shirts Available in 2119

Stuart Mitchell

22squared partners with the National Organization for Women (NOW), to mark Equal Pay Day on April 10 and help close the gender wage gap, launching the online initiative ‘EqualiTees’.  In an innovative creative partnership, four online t-shirt retailers known for supporting equality, ‘created’ original t-shirts emblazoned with a long overdue message: Women Now Make As Much As Men. About Damn Time. There is just one significant catch. When shoppers go to check-out, they are informed the t-shirts are on backorder until 2119, the projected year for pay equality based on…

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JPMorgan Chase Agrees to Close Gender Pay Gap

Stuart Mitchell

Six leading US banks and financial institutions in six weeks have now publicly disclosed efforts to address gender pay inequity. Responding to shareholder proposals from Arjuna Capital calling for detailed reports and wage data disclosure, JPMorgan – the world’s largest custodian bank and asset servicing company – became the sixth financial company since January 15th to agree to close its gender pay gap.  The company also disclosed its racial pay gap. Today, Arjuna Capital announced the official withdrawal of its shareholder proposal at JPMorgan.  Six of the nine banks and…

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