Instead of looking at pass/fail outcomes and adjusting outliers with pay gaps, make targeted changes based on compensable factors to address systemic inequities.

According to Payscale data, however, it's not likely companies will let their pay equity initiatives fall by the wayside.

Walt Disney Co. has agreed to pay $43 million to settle allegations that it systematically paid women in California less than their male counterparts for more than a decade.

3 Equal-Pay Stalwarts for 2025 This year, we reviewed Morningstar Sustainalytics data and sorted by large public US firms that have strong pay equity programs and disclosures.

Pay equity is not the same as equal pay, and is harder to calculate because women’s work is concentrated in low-paying industries. But without pay equity, all New Zealanders pay.