2023

Promising practices, likely pitfalls: What works in national pay gap reporting systems

VoxEU – policy portal of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/promising-practices-likely-pitfalls-what-works-national-pay-gap-reporting-systems

Gender pay gap reporting holds appeal in addressing pay disparities between women and men. This column summarises the findings of a recent survey of national gender pay gap reporting and equal pay auditing rules across the 38 OECD member countries. Digital tools and equal pay audits show promise in narrowing pay gaps, while the lack of enforcement of pay reporting is a major weakness. Systematic enforcement mechanisms and public disclosure of firms' pay gaps can help ensure compliance.