Microsoft reveals equal pay progress
"For every $1 earned by men, our female employees in the U.S. earn 99.8 cents"
Microsoft has revealed the results of its efforts to make sure that its staff receives equal pay for equal work, regardless of gender or ethnicity.
Kathleen Hogan, Microsoft's executive vice president of human resources, clarified the figures.
"For every $1 earned by men, our female employees in the U.S. earn 99.8 cents at the same job title and level. Racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. combined earn $1.004 for every $1 earned by their Caucasian counterparts. Breaking it down even further, African American/black employees are at $1.003; Hispanic/Latino(a) employees are at 99.9 cents; and Asian employees are at $1.006 for every $1 earned by Caucasian employees at the same job title and level, respectively."
She added that Microsoft would make these figures public in the future too as part of its annual public diversity and inclusion information and data reporting.