ABC13's weekly virtual job fair focuses on women in the workforce ahead of Women's Equity Day

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- With Women's Equity Day on Saturday, this week's Who's Hiring Job Fair focuses on how women can excel in the workforce and what employers are doing to cut the gender wage gap.

A recent study shows women earn about 80% of what men earn. One of the greatest contributors to that wage gap is the fact that women traditionally worked in jobs that pay less -- child care, elder care, teaching and retail.

This week's job fair features experts talking about this issue, including someone from the Children's Museum of Houston who is discussing what it's doing to close the gender wage gap.

You can watch this week's job fair in the video player above.

The job fair also features ways you can apply for immediate-hire jobs. There are opportunities in a number of industries, including oil and gas, truck driving, and manufacturing.

If you apply during the event and meet the qualifications, you could land an interview in days. Workforce Solutions career advisors will take applications online and talk to job seekers over the phone.

Our ABC13 viewer hotline powered by Workforce Solutions is 713-243-6663. To see the jobs, visit Workforce Solutions' website, and look for the "As seen on ABC13" section.

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