Description: President Barack Obama signed two executive actions that made compensation from federal contractors more transparent, with hopes of closing the gender pay gap.

Source: CNN.com – video report

Date: Apr 11, 2014

Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/04/08/n-obama-equal-pay-executive-action-wage-gap-transparency-2-minutes.cnnmoney/index.html

Questions for Discussions:

• What are the issues surrounding equal pay and the role of government?
• How should managers deal with these issues?
• Do you think the lack of information prevents movement towards equal pay?