Equal Pay Signing Day in Hamilton County!

Over 40 Local Employers Commit to the Hamilton County Commission on Women & Girls' Annual Pay Equity Commitment

Over 40 local employers are committing to pay equity at the Hamilton County Commission on Women & Girls' annual Pay Equity Commitment Signing Day. The voluntary Pay Equity Commitment developed by the Commission on Women & Girls is part of Hamilton County's broader commitment to advancing pay equity within the region. The Pay Equity Commitment provides strategies to implementing specific solutions to help close the gender- and race-based pay gaps in Hamilton County.

Biases and lack of access to promotions, bonuses, and flexibility contribute to consistently lower earnings for women and disproportionately women of color. Hamilton County's Pay Equity Commitment goes beyond requesting commitment to equal pay for equal work, and asks employers to remedy other disparities contributing to the gender wage gap. By signing the Hamilton County Pay Equity Commitment, local employers are pledging to set an example in pay equity in Hamilton County.

Participating Local Employers include:

On Tuesday, March 21 the Women's Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation released findings of their study on pay transparency measures in the United States.

From salary history bans to providing pay ranges on job postings, pay transparency is on the rise. This growing movement is viewed as a strategic solution to addressing the gender and racial wage gap.

The Women's Fund report provides arguments and research on both pay transparency and pay confidentiality. They find there is even more evidence demonstrating that increased pay transparency has an overall positive impact on workers, as well as employers and organizations. Read the report here.

About the Commission on Women & Girls:
The Hamilton County Commission on Women & Girls was formed to give women and girls a seat at the table, turning rhetoric into action. The Commission is comprised of 20 community leaders and 10 high school student members appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. The commission promotes the rights of women and girls and the ability to be fundamentally free in political, economic, social, cultural, and civil realms. The Commission on Women & Girls makes recommendations to the board, facilitates community partnership and engagement, promotes women leadership, and develops educational campaigns in alignment with the commission's commitment to give women and girls a seat at the table.