"Closing the Gap" Capstone

F*ck the wage gap! The simple truth is that women often earn less than men for doing the same work. Closing the Gap is aimed at raising awareness about this state of inequality in the workplace, and suggests that women must be empowered to demand equal rights in compensation. Cultivating negotiation skills and assertiveness may be valuable steps towards effectively closing the wage gap and ending the inequality that women face in the workplace.

In addition, inequality in the workplace may be rectified by reinforcing anti-discrimination laws, requiring more transparency in compensation data, and passing comparable-worth laws that ensure women are getting paid the same as men in equally valuable jobs, and with a similar education and skill levels. Closing the Gap will provide the audience an understanding that both men and women can have equal rights in the work environment.