Pay Equity Day is about the long-standing (we might say eternal) pay disparity between men and women in the workforce, and the majority – roughly 55% -- of PSU’s adjuncts identify as female.* Although we have no documentation of pay disparity by gender at PSU, we know that nationally women are disproportionately represented in the lowest paying faculty positions; this speaks to systemic gender bias. It’s hazy, but its effects are real. And fixing this problem requires acknowledging structural factors that lead some positions to be valued differently than others.(Click to read more)