Closing the Gender Pay Gap

There are a lot more reasons to have salary information out in the open. A very important one is given by Lilly Ledbetter, who found out after almost twenty years that her male peers earned a lot more than she did for the same work at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Ledbetter sued her employer in 2003, but lost the case three years later, because she didn't file her complaint in time. According to the law, employees must lodge a formal complaint within 180 days of the initial discriminatory paycheck - never mind Ledbetter was unaware of receiving 40% less payment than her male counterparts doing the same job for almost two decades. Ledbetter fought the Supreme Court decision since then, but unfortunately the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act failed to gain a majority in the Senate this year. Changing this law would help to close the gender pay gap, but until that happens Time.com writes that it is a good idea to get salary information out in the open. Who is is served by all the secrecy about payment? Certainly not you. We agree. So fill out our anonymous Salary Survey. In return we give you a free, independent Salary Calculator, based on the salaries of your peers.