First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom standing at a speaker's podium for an Equal Pay Day event

California Equal Pay Playbook

Close the Wage Gap, Champion Change

Created for you by the California Partners Project

Empowering All Employers to Become Equal Pay Champions

A wheel that goes clockwise introducing 6 key steps to become an equal pay champion. The 6 steps are:
1. Secure Buy-in from Leaders
2. Write a Compensation Philosophy
3. Build a Communications Plan
4. Standardize Jobs and Pay
5. Conduct a Pay Equity Audit
6. Maintain Equity Over Time

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Learn and follow the 6 steps in this playbook to become a champion for equal pay

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"In California, we’re moving the needle toward pay equity through public and private partnerships like the California Equal Pay Pledge. Join us to create a new norm where women, our work, and our contributions are valued equally to men’s."

Jennifer Siebel Newsom

First Partner of California

Co-founder of California Partners Project

Initiative Partners

Legal Disclaimer: The contents of this playbook DO NOT CONSTITUTE LEGAL ADVICE. Always conduct pay equity work in consultation with your own legal counsel and do not rely on this playbook for current information on pay equity laws and regulations.