CWA Local 1096 Uncovers Significant Gender Pay Gap at Dow Jones

Last year CWA Local 1096 (IAPE) published data showing a significant pay gap at Dow Jones between men and women among its members. The company in response studied the matter and said their internal and external reviews showed that salaries did not vary because of gender.

Now, IAPE has commissioned a detailed study of male and female pay rates at Dow Jones — and the troubling results confirm the previous findings that pay disparities at the company are very real, and longstanding.

The study, conducted by Strength in Numbers Consulting Group, looked at Dow Jones pay data for every union-represented employee from 2000 to the middle of 2016 and found that there was a significant gender pay gap in every location, in every quarter, and within the largest single job category of reporter.

The study's findings on reporter salaries show notable pay disparities within a single job category, which undercuts the company's suggestion that gender pay differences are due more to factors like the company having more men working in IT jobs, which pay more, and more women in customer service, which pays less. Strength in Numbers also found that among the reporters of Dow Jones, there is a significant pay gap between men and women that cannot be explained away by experience.

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