Understanding the Gender Pay Gap: Insights and Strategies for HR leaders

Host: Courtney Hughes-Lord, Principal Transformation Consultant, Mercer

Guests: Lang Ip, Principal, Workforce Analytics, Mercer, and Anne Le Blanc, Principal, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lead, Mercer

Do you want to build more confidence around your organisation’s pay decisions? In this episode, Mercer Workforce Solutions leaders discuss the factors contributing to the gender pay gap and share practical interventions to help close it. They explore an always-on approach to diversity and inclusion which promotes a more inclusive and equitable workplace. The conversation covers:

• Challenging the notion that workforce composition and diversity in senior management positions are the sole solutions to closing pay gaps.
• The role of data and workforce analytics in identifying and addressing pay disparities.
• Ongoing monitoring of pay gaps to ensure progress and prevent the gaps from resurfacing.
• Tackling the challenge of rectifying past inequities.
• Leveraging AI to reduce bias and create a fair and equitable environment for all.
• How talent marketplaces can help provide a level playing field for all employees.

Tune in and take a step towards closing the gender pay gap.

To learn more and for the episode references, visit: https://www.mercer.com/en-au/insights/talent-and-transformation/podcast-making-work-work/