We all know that the gender wage gap exists, but we like to think that it doesn’t affect us. The human resources departments at our companies couldn’t possibly let gender inequality persist—or could they?
Unfortunately, these people were likely to be right: Women working full-time, year-round jobs earned 78.6% of what similar men did in 2014. And according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, at the current rate, women will not see equal pay until 2059.