After an outside audit identified a gender-based wage gap, executives at Boston-based Shawmut Design and Construction in 2019 revamped its policies with the goal of putting high-potential female employees on a faster track to advancement.
One down, five to go.
The Massachusetts House and Senate on Thursday reached an agreement on legislation to ensure that men and women are paid the same for comparable work, a bill identified by Gov. Charlie Baker as one of six major bills he’s hoping lawmakers will send to his desk before formal sessions end July 31.
