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Over a 40-year career, women miss out on $1 million in average earnings compared to men, and employees report a growing seriousness in their workplaces.
Here’s a closer look at those numbers and some of the others making headlines in the HR world.
By the numbers
32%
The percentage of employees surveyed by Monster who said their workplaces have grown more serious in the past year.
55%
The share of workers who said they received AI-generated “workslop” — low-effort AI outputs that lack substance — from a manager or supervisor, per a report by resume templates service Zety.
57%
The percentage of Black women who live in pre-emption states, which are states where laws don’t require employers to provide paid sick leave and prohibit local governments from passing paid sick leave laws.
$14,300
The amount women experience in median lost earnings annually as a result of the gender pay gap, according to compensation vendor Payscale.
