Beyond the Paycheck Fairness Act: Mandatory Wage Disclosure Laws A Necessary Tool For Closing the Residual Gender Wage Gap

Despite the presence of three federal statutes forbidding gender discrimination in wages, United States women continue to earn only 77 cents to the male dollar. One reason that many identify for the remaining gap is that wage discrimination often goes undetected by its victims because salaries of comparably employed males are usually private information. Therefore, some suggest that mandatory salary disclosure laws are a solution. This article makes the case for adoption of such a statute.