Good morning everyone! There's a campaign(1) for nonprofits to disclose the salaries, or at least salary ranges, on job ads.
An increasing body of evidence(2) shows that practices like not disclosing expected pay, and requiring applicants to disclose their current salary, is harmful to equity in the workplace. Not disclosing salaries affects pay levels within the organisation - because white men are usually relatively confident in negotiating their salaries upwards, so tend to end up with a better deal. It can also affect the diversity of candidates who apply. Candidates who have stronger networks within the industry they're moving into (again, more commonly white men with privileged social and educational backgrounds) also have clear expectations because they are 'in the know' about industry norms, while people who don't, find the lack of salary information a barrier to application. (After all, why take the time and effort to apply for a job when you have no idea how the likely pay compares to your current employment?) I know practices vary within the movement - I believe the WMF never mentions salaries on ads, and I don't know whether the range is disclosed to applicants or not - some chapters I know do advertise a salary. However, I'd urge all entities within the movement that hire staff to disclose the expected salary ranges for posts they are advertising, as part of their commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. Thanks for reading, Chris (1): https://showthesalary.com/ (2): e.g. at https://showthesalary.com/resources/ _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
