{"id":434774,"date":"2025-12-09T04:13:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T04:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/434774\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T04:13:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T04:13:14","slug":"new-report-shows-illinois-making-progress-shrinking-gender-pay-gap-but-disparities-persist-among-minority-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/434774\/","title":{"rendered":"New report shows Illinois making progress shrinking gender pay gap, but disparities persist among minority workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"WLS logo\" class=\"awXxV NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl CfkUa EknAv NwgWd \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/origin-wls.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, December 9, 2025 1:41AM<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Illinois making progress shrinking gender pay gap: report\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A new report shows IL is making progress shrinking the gender pay gap, but disparities in pay still persist, particularly for some minority workers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">CHICAGO (WLS) &#8212; A new report shows Illinois is making progress shrinking the gender pay gap, but disparities in pay still persist, particularly for some minority workers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Professor Robert Bruno, director of labor education and the Project for Middle Class Renewal at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, joined ABC7 Chicago Monday to talk more about it.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/watch\/live\/11064984\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24\/7. Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">He discussed the study and how it was conducted, its key findings about the gender pay gap, what was learned about minority workers and why some industries were more impacted than others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><strong class=\"vtkaO \">SEE ALSO:<\/strong> <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/black-womens-equal-pay-day-2024-bronzeville-celebration\/15047023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bronzeville celebration focuses on pay gap between Black women, white men<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">He also touched on his recommendations from the report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Ensuring pay equity does more than protect justice in the workplace,&#8221; Bruno said. &#8220;Paying workers fairly regardless of race or gender contributes to a lifetime of higher earnings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Visit <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/lep.illinois.edu\/project-for-middle-class-renewal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/lep.illinois.edu\/project-for-middle-class-renewal<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2025 WLS-TV. 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