Biden Pleads With Private Sector , To Help Narrow Gender Wage Gap.<br />AP reports President Joe Biden <br />celebrated Equal Pay Day by highlighting <br />how his administration intends to <br />narrow the gender wage gap.<br />AP reports President Joe Biden <br />celebrated Equal Pay Day by highlighting <br />how his administration intends to <br />narrow the gender wage gap.<br />Biden also called on the private <br />sector to do its part.<br />The president signed an executive order, which encourages lawmakers to ban federal contractors from seeking prior salary history of job applicants.<br />According to AP, the Labor Department <br />issued a directive intended to increase federal contractors' obligations to audit payrolls to guard against pay disparities.<br />Gender equality is not a women’s issue alone. <br />It benefits everybody. , President Joe Biden, via statement, as reported by AP.<br />It’s my hope that it sets an example for all private companies to follow as well. , President Joe Biden, via statement, as reported by AP.<br />Equal Pay Day was created in hopes of bringing more attention to the disparities between what <br />men and women earn doing the same job.<br />Over a 40-year career, <br />a woman will lose out <br />on about $400,000. , Vice President Kamala Harris, via statement, as reported by AP.<br />For Black women, Latina women, Native American women, that loss in wages <br />is closer to $1 million. , Vice President Kamala Harris, via statement, as reported by AP.<br />In 2020, full-time female employees <br />earned, on average, 83 cents on the <br />dollar when compared to a male <br />performing the same work.<br />In 2020, full-time female employees <br />earned, on average, 83 cents on the <br />dollar when compared to a male <br />performing the same work
