Closing the Promotion Gap: An Evolution of Pay Equity
Monday, April 20, 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
TR Talk
Career Growth
Career Growth
 Evolving Work and the Workforce
Evolving Work and the Workforce
 Strategic Total Rewards
Strategic Total Rewards

Many organizations have made progress on pay equity, yet overall pay gaps persist. While unequal pay within roles remains a concern, unequal access to higher-level positions is an often-overlooked driver of disparities. The next frontier in equity is ensuring advancement opportunities are fair and transparent—a challenge that places total rewards professionals at the center of closing the gap.

In this session, we will share how leading companies are beginning to evaluate promotion equity alongside pay equity. We’ll show how to spot hidden barriers to advancement, reveal where promotions are falling short of expectations, and provide practical tools for integrating promotion reviews into your year-end process.

Key Takeaways:

  • A clear framework for analyzing promotion equity in their own organizations
  • Specifics on how to identify groups or roles with lower-than-expected advancement rates
  • Practical steps compensation teams can take, in partnership with business leaders and others in the HR function, to ensure fairer promotion outcomes

If your organization has already made progress on pay equity, this session will help you take the next step: making sure career opportunity is equitable too.