Women are less likely to apply for jobs with a huge pay range. Here’s what companies can do about it

New research out of Cornell University indicates that pay transparency laws have not been as effective as intended—in part because many employers fail to truly comply with them.

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Pay transparency laws were supposed to address the pay disparities that tend to impact women and people of color in the workplace. Over the last decade, 15 states have introduced laws that require varying degrees of disclosure from employers—from including explicit salary ranges in job postings to verbally sharing those details with prospective employees during the interview process. 

But new research out of Cornell University indicates that those laws have not been as effective as intended—in part because many employers fail to truly comply with them. 

These laws often do not clearly articulate how broad a salary........

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