Mary Lourdes Bonnici MBA

Breaking the Barrier: Challenging Gender Pay Inequity and Building Fairer Workplaces By Mary Lourdes Bonnici Introduction Gender pay inequity remains one of the most persistent challenges in modern employment. Despite significant progress in education, professional participation and leadership opportunities, differences in earnings between women and men continue to exist across many industries, occupations and countries. The gender pay gap is generally used to describe the difference between the earnings of men and women. However, understanding pay inequity requires looking beyond a single percentage. Differences in occupation, working hours, career progression, caring responsibilities, seniority, access to leadership positions and workplace practices can all influence earnings. The International Labour Organization identifies several factors behind gender pay gaps, including occupational segregation, differences in access to particular types of employment and discrimination. Motherhoo...