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Why Companies' Attempts to Close the Gender Pay Gap Often Fail

PayAnalytics co-founders David Anderson and Margrét V. Bjarnadóttir wrote an article together with Cristian Dezso and David Gaddis Ross for Harvard Business Review about closing the gender pay gap.

Gender pay equity has become a big point of contention at many companies. Not only have politicians and other public figures spoken out against the gender pay gap, but there has also been a rising tide of high profile lawsuits targeting major employers, most notably in the U.S., with all the bad publicity and financial liability they entail.

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Training leaders and managers on pay equity and transparency

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Like any investment, pay equity work needs to be protected and future-proofed. Good policies and tools are a start. But to sustain fair pay decades into the future, the organization’s leaders and managers need to be trained on pay equity and pay transparency principles and practices. This article discusses what this training should cover and gives a few considerations for its delivery.

How to train leaders and managers for pay equity
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Finland – EU Directive draft legislation and current pay gap reporting requirements

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On May 16, 2025, Finland’s government working group published draft legislation that would constitute a full transposition of the EU Pay Transparency Directive by amending Finland’s existing Equality Act. This article outlines current pay equity reporting requirements in Finland, then looks at the draft legislation to transpose the EU Directive.

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Building High Performers into Future Leaders

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High performers drive business impact and also attract other high performers – but what is the best way to spot them, retain them, and grow them into the future leaders of your organization?

Learn how to turn high performers into leaders