A Secret No More: Is Salary Becoming Less of a Taboo?

Salary talk used to be frowned upon; now it’s a conversation that leads labor rights debates and sets new expectations for executives and employees. As governments and regulators push for greater pay transparency, too, companies are being forced to rethink compensation strategies and open their books in ways they never anticipated. The challenge ahead is balancing transparency with organizational governance, while ensuring salary decisions reinforce fairness and trust. This panel brings together a CEO managing that complexity and the creator who helped make salary transparency a mainstream cultural expectation to examine whether openness is a risk or a competitive edge. Maria Colacurcio, Chief Executive Officer, Syndio Hannah Williams, Founder and Host, Salary Transparent Street Moderator: Indrani Sen, Senior Features Editor, Fortune; Co-Chair, Fortune Workplace Innovation Summit