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  • Gap is ahead of Equal Pay Day

    Hallman and Syngal|Apr 15, 2015

    When Doris and Don Fisher opened their small retail store in 1969, they each put up $21,000 in savings and, without even discussing it, paid each other the same salary. That’s how equal partnerships work. Today, you know the Fishers’ company as Gap Inc. Following Doris and Don’s lead, the company continues to pay the women and men who work there dollar for dollar for the same day’s work – from sales associate to senior executive and every level in between. This story is especially important now as we mark another Equal Pay Day, the symbolic dat...