California Management Review
California Management Review is a premier academic management journal published at UC Berkeley
by Kellie A. McElhaney and Genevieve Smith
This case examines Gap Inc. as a trailblazer in gender pay equality with a focus on investing in gender equity in leadership. Since Gap Inc. made history in 2014 by becoming the first Fortune 500 company to announce that it pays female and male employees equally for equal work, attention towards equal pay by individual employees, companies and governments has continued to grow. This case provides a historic perspective of pay in the U.S., defines methods for accurately measuring it, identifies the barriers to equal pay, and describes practices and policies companies can implement to achieve equal pay and attain higher representation of female leadership. This case highlights how Gap has achieved equal pay and continues to ensure it, including through annual pay analysis, the prevalence of sponsorship, family-friendly policies and more.
Pub Date: Jun 30, 2017
Discipline: Human Resource Management
Subjects: Corporate social entrepreneurship, Global collaboration, Management philosophy, Leadership, Teams, Employees, Organizational structure, Business ethics, Hiring & employment, Compensation, Executive compensation, Diversity, Women in business, Job satisfaction, Organizational culture, Values, Families & family life
Product #: B5892-PDF-ENG
Industry: Apparel, Retail trade
Geography: United States, California
Length: 17 page(s)
