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Gender pay gap closes after salary information goes public

Study of tens of thousands of academics links transparency in compensation with greater pay equality.
Three researchers wearing white lab coats and gloves in a lab, in discussion over a tablet.

Pay transparency was associated with more pay equality in academic workplaces in eight US states. Credit: Getty

The pay gap between men and women tends to shrink after workers learn what their colleagues earn1.

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Nature 602, 550 (2022)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-00434-7

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  1. Obloj, T., & Zenger, T. Nature Hum. Behav. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-022-01288-9 (2022).

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