The Gender Pay Gap: Understanding the Numbers - Hardcover

Abdel-Raouf, Fatma; Buhler, Patricia M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0367435063 ISBN 13: 9780367435066

Publisher: Routledge, 2020

Synopsis

Closing the gender pay gap begins with awareness and understanding of the state of the gap. This hybrid book that serves as a resource for both the academic and corporate communities, builds the reader’s awareness of the gender pay gap, its magnitude and ramifications, and provides action plans to address the challenge.

Much of the existing literature on the gender pay gap provides an excellent foundation in stating facts and inferences; yet, the reader is often left wondering "now what?" This book tells the story of the state of the gap by the numbers and then offers specific actions that can be taken to achieve equity. The authors combine backgrounds in statistics and management/HR to provide a unique perspective in painting a broader overview of the issue, examining the history of the gender pay gap, its global impact, and how nations are addressing the issue. The book shines a light on the wide-ranging effects of the gap, including women’s poverty rates, student loans, economic growth, childhood poverty, and corporate profits, and offers insights to help close it with best practices of select organizations.

Upper-level undergraduate, postgraduate, and executive education students will appreciate the clarity and conciseness of this guide to understanding and solving an important human resources issue. The inclusion of a brief instructor’s manual and PowerPoint slides for each chapter differentiates this book and adds to the ease of adoption in both the academic and corporate setting.

About this title

About the Author

Fatma Abdel-Raouf is a professor of economics and finance at Goldey-Beacom College in Wilmington, Delaware. She has taught for over 20 years at different universities.

Patricia M. Buhler is a professor of management at Goldey-Beacom College in Wilmington, Delaware, and is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources and a SHRM Senior Certified Professional.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367435063
• ISBN 13: 9780367435066
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 162