BWWC in the News

What local wage gap data can tell us about pay equity in Boston | WBUR  | January 2, 2024 | Listen to Episode 

Equal Pay Day Coverage on WBZ Newsradio | WBZ Newsradio | March 17, 2024 | Listen to Episode 

Boston Neighborhood Network News | Boston Neighborhood Network | March 29, 2024 | Watch Episode 

Massachusetts bill would require businesses to disclose salary range when posting a job | 7/24/2024 - 7/25/2024 | AP | Boston.com | Western Mass News | Yahoo News | Boston 25 News | The Sun Chronicle 

What new salary transparency legislation would mean for businesses 7/29/2024 | WBUR | July 29, 2024 | View Here

In 2024, Mass. is still minding the wage gap | Commonwealth Beacon | August 5, 2024 | View Here

Minding the wage gaps | Codcast | August 5, 2024 | Listen Here

Bulfinch Receives 2024 Wage Equity Impact Award | BRET | August 8, 2024 | View Here

A push to make pay more transparent, and equitable in mass | The Boston Globe | February 1, 2023 | Read Article

Boston Equal Pay Day for Women Day & The Business of Marijuana | Bloomberg Baystate Business | April 20, 2023 | Listen to Episode

Boston Neighborhood Network News  | Boston Neighborhood Network | April 21, 2023 | Watch the Episode

Boston equal pay day | NBC10 Boston | April 20, 2023 | Watch Recording

Fed Raises Rates and JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes | Bloomberg Baystate Business | May 4, 2023 | Listen to Episode [starting at 39:40]

Effort to close gender and racial wage gap kicks into high gear with soccer player Samantha Mewis, AIM | The Boston Globe | May 9, 2023 | Read Article

Advocates Call for Mass. Lawmakers to Close Wage Gap | NBC10 Boston  | May 9, 2023 | Read Article

Budget battles ahead | Politico | May 10, 2023 | Read Article

Comprise bill could move pay equity closer and help attract workers to Mass | The Boston Globe  | September 26, 2023 | Read Article

Gender wage gap in Boston shrinks, while racial gap grows | The Boston Globe  | December 6, 2023 | Read Article

The Nutcracker … but make it SPICY | The Boston Globe  | December 7, 2023 | Read Article

For the first time, the gender wage gap in Greater Boston shrank. But the racial wage gap continued to grow | WBUR  | December 8, 2023 | Listen to Episode 

A 10-year initiative in Boston has helped narrow the gender wage gap by 30% | CNBC  | December 27, 2023 | Read Article 

‘Greedy jobs’ have led to a shocking pay disparity for well-educated women | The Boston Globe | January 24, 2022 | Read Article

Head of the BWWC discusses tracking the gender, racial power gap | Boston Business Journal | February 25, 2022 | Read Article

Measure Gender and Racial Wage Gaps | B Local Boston | April 20, 2022 | Read Article

Equal Pay Day and 'greening' Massachusetts' electrical grid | WBUR | April 20, 2022 | Listen to Episode

Five things you need to know today, and the return-to-work answer | Boston Business Journal | April 20, 2022 | Read Article

Do the math on gender, racial wage gaps | Commonwealth Magazine | April 20, 2022 | Read Article

Boston companies recognized by BWWC for diversity efforts | Boston Business Journal | June 21, 2022 | Read Article

Innovative Initiatives Interview with our Executive Director Kim Borman | WBUR  | June 21, 2022 | Listen to Episode 

Innovative Initiatives Event Interview with our Executive Director Kim Borman | WBZ | June 21, 2022 | Listen to Episode

Rationing Contraception Pills and Ghost Kitchens | Bloomberg | June 28, 2022 | Listen to Episode

Viewpoint: Allyship in the wake of Roe; Six actions employers can take right now | Boston Business Journal | June 29, 2022 | Read Article

Gender Wage Gap Widened after State passed equal pay law. Beacon Hill can make a fix | The Boston Globe | July 14, 2022 | Read Article

On Latina Equal Pay Day, conference highlights gender, racial wage gaps | Boston Business Journal | December 8, 2022 | Read Article

‘We have to commit to it’: Boston Women’s Workforce Council panel addresses racial, gender pay gaps | Boston Business Journal | December 8, 2022 | Read Article

Teaming up to target the gender power gap | Commonwealth Magazine | December 8, 2022 | Read Article

Marty Walsh Is the Man to End the She-cession | Bloomberg Opinion | January 22, 2021 | Read Article

Shecession Means the Jig is Up | CommonWealth | February 2, 2021 | Read Article

'ALL WE WANT IS TO SURVIVE'. Women-owned businesses are facing a slower road to recovery post-pandemic | Boston Business Journal | February 18, 2021 | Read Article

We can’t afford to let women fall through the economy’s cracks | The Boston Globe | March 3, 2021 | Read Article

Women and the Future of Work | NBC10 Boston | March 16, 2021 | Watch Recording

Equal Pay For Equal Work with Kim Borman of the Boston Women’s Workforce Council | Comcast Newsmakers | March 15, 2021 | Watch Video

Boston's Pay Gap Is About 12 Cents Wider Than National Average, Women's Workforce Council Says | WBUR | March 24, 2021 | Read Article

COVID-19 RECOVERY SERIES: Time for Transparency: A Post-COVID America Where Employers Report Wage Data by Gender and Race | Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative - Social Impact Review | April 1, 2021 | Read Article

Baystate Business | Bloomberg | May 24, 2021 | Read Article

Is Hybrid Work The Best Remedy For Women In The Post-COVID Workplace? | Greater Boston | June 22, 2021 | Read Article

How Employers Can Aid Jobs Recovery for Women | BNN News | June 28, 2021 | Watch Interview

Employers can act now to narrow wage gap, drive equity for women | The Boston Globe | July 16, 2021 | Read Article

Kim Borman of Boston Women’s Workforce Council: 5 Things We Need To Do To Close The Gender Wage Gap | Authority Magazine | November 7, 2021 | Read Article

In Greater Boston, women make 70 cents to a man’s dollar, report finds | The Boston Globe | December 9, 2021 | Read Article

The pandemic didn’t impact Boston’s gender wage gap, study suggests | Boston Business Journal | December 9, 2021 | Read Article

In Greater Boston, women earn 70 cents for every dollar men earn | WBUR | December 9, 2021 | Read Article

Massachusetts Playbook | Politico | December 9, 2021 | Read Article

Baystate Business: Covid, Compensation and Inflation (Radio) | Bloomberg Baystate Business | December 10, 2021 | Read Article

Can Boston close the gender wage gap? | GBH - Greater Boston | December 10, 2021 | Read Article

How Firms Can Narrow Gender and Racial Gaps | Boston Neighborhood Network | November 25, 2020 | Watch the Interview with Kim Borman, Executive Director of the BWWC

The Pandemic Has Been Devastating For Working Moms | WBUR | November 30, 2020 | Read Article

Interview with our Executive Director, Kim Borman | WBZ News Radio | December 10, 2020 | Listen to the Interview

12/5/19 - WBUR - Women In Boston Still Make Far Less Than Men. For Women Of Color, It's Even Worse

11/27/19 - El Planeta - Las mujeres latinas son las más afectadas por la desigualdad salarial en Boston

11/14/19 - The Boston Globe - Four Boston-area employers are taking on the gender pay and representation gaps

04/16/19 - The Boston Globe - Armed with data, the Boston Women’s Workforce Council takes on the gender wage gap

04/01/19 - The Boston Globe - What’s next for women’s pay equity in Massachusetts?

02/05/19 - The Daily Free Press - BU hosts Boston Women's Workforce Council's first Ideathon

08/22/18 - The Boston Globe - Advancing Women of Color Should Be a Key Factor in a Company's Strategy

08/21/18 - The Washington Post - It’s time to tell students what they need to know

01/31/18 - WBUR - Minority Women In Boston Earn Nearly Half On The Dollar What White Men Earn, Report Finds

01/31/18 - The Boston Globe - Wage gap barely budges in Boston area

09/04/17 - The Boston Globe - For women, salary negotiation workshops pay off

08/24/17 - CSR Newswire - Dunkin’ Brands Releases 2015-16 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

08/09/17 - Boston Magazine - Boston has eliminated sexism in the workplace. Right?

03/27/17 - The Odyssey - Boston Women's Workforce Council Works to Fill the Wage Gap

01/27/17 - BU Today - Tackling the Wage Gap with Code

01/23/17 - Date Science News - Q&A With MaryRose Mazzola of the Boston Women's Workforce Council

01/12/17 - Jamaica Pain News - Mayor Walsh: Facing Boston’s Gender Wage Gap

01/06/17 - Boston Herald -  Marty Walsh touts wage gap study as a ‘conversation’ starter

01/05/17 - WBUR - New Report Highlights Where Wage Gap Persists In Boston

01/05/17 - WBUR - Report: Women In Greater Boston Earn 77 Cents For Every Dollar Men Earn

01/05/17 - Boston Globe - Even in liberal Boston, there’s a gender wage gap

01/05/17 - NBC Boston - Report: Women Earned 77 Cents for Every Dollar Earned By Men in Boston

01/05/17 - CBSBoston - Study Shows Gender Pay Gap in Boston

01/05/17 - Boston Herald - Landmark study: Boston women earn 77 cents for every $1 earned by men

2/19/16 - Huffington Post - With No Hope Under Trump, Gender Pay Gap Action Goes Local

08/01/16 - Mother Jones - Massachusetts Just Took a Big Step Toward Closing the Wage Gap

07/15/16 - PR Newswire -  Sun Life Financial signs 100% Talent: The Boston Women's Compact

03/31/16 - The Daily Free Press - "Mayor Walsh commits to closing gender wage gap" 

03/28/16 - Boston.com - "How 100 Boston businesses are committing to closing the gender wage gap"

03/28/16 - CBS Local - "Mayor Walsh, Area Businesses Sign Pledge to Close Gender Wage Gap" 

03/27/16 - Boston Globe - "More Boston businesses join drive to end gender gap" 

01/06/16 - Boston Globe - "21 fresh faces and bold new ideas from Boston" 

04/27/15 - BU Today - "Computational Thinking Breaks a Logjam" 

04/16/15 - WAMC - "Vermont Announces Initiative to Close Wage Gap"

04/14/15 - NYT - "Vigilant Eye on Gender Pay Gap"

04/07/15 - Boston Globe - "Mayor Walsh pushes to gather data on gender wage gap" 

04/02/15 - Business Wire - "Staples Continues Commitment to Advancing Women in the Workforce"