DEPARTMENT: Economic Development
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Alejandra Lopez
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Gender Pay Parity Resolution
SUMMARY:
A resolution reaffirming the City's commitment to support gender pay parity and supporting initiatives to close the gender wage gap in San Antonio.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
In November of 2018, the City of San Antonio unanimously approved a resolution on Women's Equity, reaffirming the commitment of the City to improve the status of women. As a result, a comprehensive study on the status of women in San Antonio was prepared by the University of Texas at San Antonio in May of 2019. This report utilized a variety of data sources to provide a detailed account of the standing of women in regard to health, education, work, housing, civic engagement, and violence, among others.
On October 8, 2019, a City Council Consideration Request (CCR) was sponsored by Council Members Shirley Gonzales and Rebecca Viagran. The request called for a feasibility study and action plan by the City's Department of Human Services (DHS) in collaboration with the Economic Development Department (EDD), to develop a set of economic programs and policies designed to address gender pay disparities.
On November 14, 2019, the City Council Governance Committee considered this CCR and requested a compensation analysis for City of San Antonio employees and an analysis of pay parity for the companies that contract with the City, including those companies that receive economic incentives from the City. The Governance Committee also requested DHS explore practices to close the gender pay gap with those agencies with which it contracts through its delegate agency process. They also requested for EDD to coordinate with nonprofit organizations and business stakeholder organizations to explore best practices as an option by which companies can qualify when seeking economic development incentives.
In response to the Governan...
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