Illinois Making Progress Shrinking Gender Pay Gap, but Disparities Persist: Report

Illinois making progress shrinking gender pay gap, but disparities persist: report

A new report shows Illinois is making progress shrinking the gender pay gap, but disparities in pay still persist, particularly for some minority workers.

Report: Pay Transparency Efforts Strengthen Equity In Illinois

SPRINGFIELD – A comprehensive new report released today by the University of Illinois’ Project for Middle Class Renewal (PMCR) finds that while Illinois has made meaningful progress toward gender pay equity since implementing pay data reporting requirements under a 2021 amendment to the Equal Pay Act of 2003 (EPA), significant occupational disparities in pay persist—particularly for Black and Hispanic workers in low-wage sectors.The analysis, co…