Women in Connecticut’s top government positions receive similar pay to their male counterparts. But there are still race-based disparities. That’s the finding of a new study commissioned by the state.
Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz says pay parity is good news for Connecticut women.
“In Connecticut women represent 51.7% in the highest-level category of officials and administrators. Whereas women represent only about 30% in the highest senior civil service levels in our federal government.”
But the study, commissioned by the governor’s Council on Women and Girls, found that African Americans and Latinos hold lower-wage positions than white and Asian men. State Comptroller Kevin Lembo analyzed the study.
“Minority men and women earned less than white men and women, but white women slightly out earn white men, and women of color slightly out earn men of color.”
Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, who leads the commission, says the disparities will be fixed through policy changes.
“I am looking forward to working with the governor and all of the leaders of our state agencies to make sure that we address some of the inequities that this report found.”
Nearly 32,700 state workers were surveyed.
