State Signs Equal Pay Pledge to Close Gender Pay Gap

California recently signed the California Equal Pay Pledge, an initiative Jennifer Siebel Newsom launched to close the gender pay gap, according to the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR). Gov. Gavin Newsom also announced the creation of a new chief equity officer position to lead efforts to improve state hiring and other procedures with an equity focus, including efforts to achieve pay parity among the state government workforce.

“I’m proud to announce that California has signed the Equal Pay Pledge to advance pay equity in our workforce,” said the governor. “Signing the pledge and establishing a chief equity officer position are just the latest examples of our continued commitment to ensuring our state government workforce practices reflect the highest standards of economic, gender and racial equity.”