The Gap isn't just raising its minimum wage to
$10 an hour, it also
leads other retailers (and employers generally) on gender equity:
“[O]n average, women at Gap Inc. are paid at a one-to-one ratio compared to their male counterparts across our organization,” a spokeswoman confirmed for ThinkProgress over email. “Globally, this translates to pay equality across our major geographies, whether dollar for dollar, pound for pound, yen for yen or euro for euro.” While she couldn’t provide a breakdown by position, she noted, “We pay dollar for dollar across the organization, regardless of level.”
The company also fares better than the industry average when it comes to women in leadership, with women making up nearly 70 percent of store managers, 60 percent of directors, 50 percent of vice presidents, and 47 percent of executive vice president level positions and above[.]
On the other hand, Gap Inc. has refused to sign a binding safety accord for its suppliers in Bangladesh. Voluntary corporate good behavior only ever goes so far.