Though an initial scan of the figures produces stark results, i.e. very
high gender pay gaps, thankfully the data is more nuanced than you might expect.
In contrast, those firms with
a higher gender pay gap are likely to be more hesitant, watching the media reactions anxiously and then choosing their moment to release their own data.
The online tool, created by the government and the Office for National Statistics, shows construction and building trades, and financial managers and directors have
the highest gender pay gaps.
If a workforce has a particularly
high gender pay gap, this can indicate there may be a number of issues that need dealing with.
Not exact matches
This certainly throws a wrench into the age - old
gender wage
gap debate: the
highest -
paid female CEO in America right now is 59 - year - old Martine Rothblatt — who was born a male.
The
gender pay gap has fallen steadily from around 20 % at the turn of the century, but remains stubbornly
high.
It's
high time countries enforced equal
pay laws, as a New Scientist / SRG survey reveals the magnitude of the
gender pay gap in science and engineering
Gender disparities in college major choice are associated with the gender pay gap as well as an insufficiently large and diverse labor pool of scientific talent in some of the highest - growing fields in our increasingly scientific global ec
Gender disparities in college major choice are associated with the
gender pay gap as well as an insufficiently large and diverse labor pool of scientific talent in some of the highest - growing fields in our increasingly scientific global ec
gender pay gap as well as an insufficiently large and diverse labor pool of scientific talent in some of the
highest - growing fields in our increasingly scientific global economy.
Once the show began, the messages in support of women and equality didn't stop: Natalie Portman, while presenting best director with Ron Howard, noted how only men had been nominated (Lady Bird filmmaker Greta Gerwig was a
high profile snub); presenters Jessica Chastain and Geena Davis, respectively, also made jokes about male acting winners giving their salary away to make up for the
gender pay gap.
The study concluded: «Changing the learning environment and designing the curriculum to identify and foster girls with
high mathematical abilities would attract more girls and reduce the
gender pay gap.»
The median
gender pay gap for all teachers in all schools and academies is around 4 per cent, but the
gap rises to almost 8 per cent for senior leaders and is
highest at almost 10 per cent for head teachers and principals.
Large
gender gaps exist in field of study, with men favoring
high paying fields.
DLA Piper has revealed that its male staff are, on average,
paid bonuses 53.6 %
higher than women in the firm's UK
gender pay gap report, released yesterday (21 March).
Employers complain about the new
higher minimum wage (the so - called «living wage»); the «apprenticeship levy» (a payroll tax for large companies); restrictions on skilled migrant workers; and the requirement for large companies to publish their
gender pay gaps.
Research has highlighted that despite 80 % of UK industries guilty of a
gender pay gap, beneath the scrutiny there are industries that actually represent a narrower
pay gap, with some of the
highest paid jobs in the UK, possessing a less than 10 %
pay gap difference.
The organisation to have reported the
highest median
gender pay gap so far is Rectella Limited with 88.0 %.
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The
gender pay gap can largely be explained by the fact that women are far less likely to hold job titles with
higher pay.