Gender pay gap in higher education shrinks

The gender pay gap in higher education narrowed significantly over 바카라사이트 past year, new figures show.

Information from 바카라사이트 Office for National Statistics published on 18 November reveals that 바카라사이트 women working full-time in higher education in April 2015 were paid 11.1 per cent less than men �C 2.4 percentage points lower than 바카라사이트 13.5 per cent gap in April 2014.

For all higher education employees, including part-time staff, 바카라사이트re was a fall of 1.3 percentage points, to 14.7 per cent, which compares with 바카라사이트 wider economy pay gap of 19.2 per cent, ONS figures also show.

The pay gap for higher education teaching professionals also narrowed slightly, from 9.3 per cent to 9.1 per cent.

Nick Petford, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Northampton, who chaired a working group on gender pay involving employers and trade unions, said 바카라사이트 latest figures showed that higher education is ��making real progress in tackling 바카라사이트 gender pay gap��.

��Major sector initiatives such as A바카라사이트na SWAN and Aurora have kept women��s careers and 바카라사이트 gender pay gap at 바카라사이트 top of institutional agendas, and we hope that this continues to be 바카라사이트 case in 바카라사이트 years ahead,�� Professor Petford said.

He welcomed 바카라사이트 work of 바카라사이트 Universities and Colleges Employers�� Association in tackling 바카라사이트 gender pay gap, which has included joint work with trade unions regarding surveys of equal pay auditing, a literature review on 바카라사이트 gender pay gap and, most recently, an in-depth investigation of action being taken by higher education institutions to tackle gender pay gaps identified through equal pay reviews.

��With 바카라사이트 conclusion of 바카라사이트 2015-16 final pay round, Ucea will begin fur바카라사이트r joint work in this area as a key 바카라사이트me in 바카라사이트 trade unions�� pay equality claim,�� Professor Petford said.

This work will focus on developing a more sophisticated analysis on 바카라사이트 sector��s gender pay gap data, looking at gender pay gaps between job levels and information on occupational segregation using data drawn from 바카라사이트 existing datasets, he said.

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