A brief and fun one. It’s International Women’s Day, and I want to highlight a Twitter bot called “Gender Pay Gap Bot.” This bot is quite tweeting posts with data about the pay disparity between men and women at each organization. It’s accurate too, and the exposure is causing some companies even to delete their tweets. It’s limited to data in the UK, as companies that employ 250 or more people are required to report data about their gender pay gap by law — any companies that fail to publish this information could face court orders and fines.
I love data. It causes changes in behavior. It’s essential not just to express platitudes, but actually, make change… and frankly, some shame can be a helpful tool.
Pay women the same.