Meghan Pierce Shares Insights on Philadelphia's Pay Gap Paradox in The Philadelphia Citizen

Meg Pierce • July 15, 2026

A closer look at Philadelphia's pay data and a roadmap for employers to fix it.

Philadelphia's headline pay parity numbers look like progress. But break the data down by industry, education, and race, and the story changes — women with more degrees haven't necessarily closed the gap, and the racial pay gap runs far deeper than the citywide average suggests.


In a new guest commentary for The Philadelphia Citizen, Forum President & CEO Meghan Pierce unpacks what The Forum's Pay Equity Report found and lays out concrete steps employers can take to close the gap.


👉 Read the full article here.


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