Women in the United States:
Make an average of 82 cents for every $1.00 paid to their male counterparts.
Make far less if they are in a minority group.
AT OUR CURRENT RATE OF WAGE GROWTH:
It will be 73 years before women achieve parity.
Most babies born today will have aged out of the workforce without ever seeing equal pay become a reality.
Can the convention community be a catalyst for change?
Join Columbus and the Columbus Women’s Commission in signing the Equity Pledge, and take steps that will help move the needle toward equality for women in our industry.
Many of your colleagues in the business events industry have already signed the Equity Pledge:
Here's what you can do to commit to equality in the workplace:
Join the Movement!
Be part of the community affecting positive change towards workplace equity by joining Columbus in signing the Equity Pledge.