While the equality of men and women was a founding principle of the European Union, the continent’s gender pay gap has long been stuck at 14%.
This year, a spate of powerful new efforts by a number of member states to close the gender pay gap has culminated in European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s proposal for sweeping new legislation that would compel companies throughout Europe to share salary data broken down by gender and prohibit them from asking job applicants their salary history.
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Equal pay for equal work may become a reality in Europe, as the European Union’s new female leader takes advantage of a sea change in societal and corporate thinking about gender equality to realize a long unfulfilled goal.
While the equality of men and women was a founding principle of the European Union, the continent’s gender pay gap has long been stuck at 14%.
This year, a spate of powerful new efforts by a number of member states to close the gender pay gap has culminated in European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s proposal for sweeping new legislation that would compel companies throughout Europe to share salary data broken down by gender and prohibit them from asking job applicants their salary history.
That transparency will make a huge difference, says Henrike von Platen, who launched the Fair Pay Innovation Lab nonprofit to help businesses audit their pay parity. Most companies believe they’re paying their employees fairly, and are surprised to learn they’re not, she says. “Most bosses want to do the right thing, not suck the last honey out of a person for as little as they can get it.”
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Simone Biles leaves Nike for a sponsor that focuses on women
Simone Biles leaves Nike for a sponsor that focuses on women
Simone Biles. [image: Forbes]
Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast ever, has signed an agreement to represent women’s clothing brand Athleta and is leaving Nike, her longtime sponsor, just three months before the Summer Olympics begin in Tokyo.
The deal, announced Friday, also includes arrangements for Athleta to fund a post-Olympic gymnastics exhibition tour organized by Biles that will represent a direct financial challenge to USA Gymnastics, the sport’s national governing body.
In interviews, Biles suggested she felt better aligned with the values of Athleta, a division of clothing retailer Gap, than with those of Nike. “I think they stand for everything that I stand for,” she said of Athleta to The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the agreement.
The United States men will face Costa Rica in a June 9 friendly, the US Soccer Federation said Wednesday, booking a possible second USA match in four days against the Ticos.
US coach Gregg Berhalter is trying to develop a match rhythm for his squad with the contest at Sandy, Utah, that will simulate the upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifying schedule.
The Americans will visit Switzerland on May 30, then host the inaugural CONCACAF Nations League semi-finals on June 3 at Denver, with the Americans playing Honduras and Mexico meeting Costa Rica to set up a June 6 final.
With a third-place match also planned, it’s possible the US squad could meet Costa Rica in Denver ahead of their certain fixture in suburban Salt Lake City.