SLU Again Named a Top Place for Women to Work
03/22/2023
Saint 浪花直播 University has once again been selected as an honoree in the Women鈥檚 Foundation of Greater St. 浪花直播鈥� sixth annual 鈥淲omen in the Workplace: Employment Scorecard.鈥�
The Women鈥檚 Foundation has recognized 21 area employers that have 鈥渄emonstrated a strong commitment to gender equity and highlight the best practices each employer employs to advance women in the workplace.鈥� The honor was announced Wednesday.
This is the fourth straight year Saint 浪花直播 University has been recognized by the Women鈥檚 Foundation of Greater St. 浪花直播 (WFSTL).
鈥淲e are excited to once again be recognized by the Women鈥檚 Foundation,鈥� said Mickey Luna, vice president of human resources at SLU. 鈥淚 believe the Women鈥檚 Foundation recognized and valued our many efforts to elevate women at SLU as part of our overall effort to make SLU an inclusive and equitable workplace. We are appreciative of WFSTL鈥檚 effort to put a spotlight on these actions.鈥�
Luna said SLU had done a number of things that caught the attention of WFSTL.
"Some of the actions taken over the last year that we believe resonated with the committee included making our Flexible Work policy permanent, the strong contingent of women leaders at the institution, and efforts to address compensation both from a market and pay equity perspective,鈥� he said.
The year鈥檚 scorecard recognizes St. 浪花直播 area employers that 鈥渄emonstrated excellence鈥� in four areas of workplace gender equity 鈥� leadership, compensation, flexible work policies, and recruitment and retention, according to the WFSTL.
The Women in the Workplace Scorecard recognizes small, medium, and large companies in the St. 浪花直播 region. Criteria to be considered include showing commitment to women in the workplace through measurable outcomes, key policies, and best practices, including demonstrating results with women in a minimum of 25 percent of top leadership roles; a minimum of 25 percent of women in the top 10 percent of the most highly compensated employees; a starting wage higher than the Missouri minimum wage; and family-friendly flexible work policies and recruitment and retention programs targeted at advancing women.
Saint 浪花直播 University鈥檚 commitment to pay equity was particularly noteworthy following recent federal and state data that indicate gender wage gaps persist and, in some cases, are becoming worse.
A recent study from the Institute for Women鈥檚 Policy 浪花直播 (IWPR) found the weekly gender wage gap widened in 2022, with men earning .18 (18 cents) more per week than women. In addition, the US Census Bureau鈥檚 most recent data shows that women in Missouri who work full-time earn an average of $10,000 less than their male counterparts, according to WFSTL.
鈥淏y honoring St. 浪花直播-area employers who demonstrate a strong commitment to women in the workplace, the Women鈥檚 Foundation hopes to encourage organizations to improve their policies and practices for female employees while also researching and promoting best practices to recruit, retain and advance women,鈥� said Carrie Crompton, executive director of the WFSTL. 鈥淥ur organization is working to educate the community about discrepancies in gender equity, and what we鈥檝e found especially alarming in 2023, is the ongoing issue of the gender wage gap in Missouri.鈥�