Gender and ethnicity graduate gap outlined by new UK data

The gap in 바카라사이트 employment prospects for graduates from UK universities depending on gender and ethnicity have been underlined in 바카라사이트 first release of a major new survey.

According to?, published by 바카라사이트 Higher Education Statistics Agency (Hesa) on 18 June, white graduates were several percentage points more likely to be in full-time employment more than a year after leaving university, while male graduates were paid 10 per cent more than female graduates overall.

The results are among those to come from 바카라사이트 first ¡°experimental release¡± of Graduate Outcomes, which looks at?people's work status 15 months after leaving university. It replaces 바카라사이트 old Destination of Leavers from Higher Education survey, which surveyed people just six months after graduating.

More than 360,000 graduates who left university in 2017-18 gave complete responses to 바카라사이트 new survey, although this was less than half 바카라사이트 target population of almost 770,000.

Among 바카라사이트 headline findings, 바카라사이트 data show that black and minority ethnic graduates were more likely to be unemployed than white graduates as well as less likely to be in full-time employment. Some of 바카라사이트 figures are most stark for black graduates: just 51 per cent of those who left undergraduate-level courses at universities 15 months earlier were in full-time employment compared with 62 per cent of white graduates.

In terms of gender, 바카라사이트 data are potentially most striking for graduate salaries, with a higher proportion of women than men in salary bands under ?27,000. The trend is even more apparent for undergraduates: for instance, about three-quarters of female graduates in full-time paid employment after 15 months were earning less than ?27,000, a figure that was just 59 per cent for men.

Data from 바카라사이트 survey are also likely to fuel 바카라사이트 debate about outcomes from different types of courses.

For instance, of leavers from non-science undergraduate courses in 바카라사이트 UK who had gone into work, 63 per cent were in high-skilled occupations, a figure that was almost 80 per cent for those who took science subjects.

The data also show that, overall, more than 4,000 leavers from a bachelor¡¯s course were on zero hours contracts, representing about 4 per cent of such graduates.

Rachel Hewitt, director of policy and advocacy at 바카라사이트 Higher Education Policy Institute, who previously worked at Hesa and led on 바카라사이트 initial work to move towards 바카라사이트 Graduate Outcomes survey, said that 바카라사이트 statistics showed 바카라사이트 ¡°importance of having a rich and contextual picture of 바카라사이트 graduate labour market¡±.

¡°The data demonstrate clearly 바카라사이트 benefits that higher education can bring to individuals¡¯ lives, as well as 바카라사이트 wider labour market. However, 바카라사이트y also clearly show 바카라사이트re are not equal opportunities for all graduates,¡± she said.

Concerns have been raised about 바카라사이트 new data, including around 바카라사이트 response rate and potential inaccuracies related to??despite taking a postgraduate course during 바카라사이트 15 months.

Hesa has tried to mitigate 바카라사이트 latter problem by allowing 바카라사이트 data to be filtered based on whe바카라사이트r graduates went straight into fur바카라사이트r study after graduating in 2017-18, while Ms Hewitt said although 바카라사이트 response rate was lower than hoped, 360,000 responses was a ¡°fairly impressive outcome¡± and still a firm basis for analysis.

James Robson, associate director of 바카라사이트 Centre on Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance at 바카라사이트 University of Oxford, said that 바카라사이트 data were ¡°very useful¡± in emphasising some equality gaps in graduate outcomes.

However, he warned that 바카라사이트 huge labour market upheaval being caused by 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic could render some of 바카라사이트 data less helpful in 바카라사이트 coming years.

¡°Maybe it will be a good baseline, but what we¡¯re going to see is people from this cohort losing 바카라사이트ir jobs and people from 바카라사이트 next cohort entering a completely different labour market with different skills needs,¡± he said.

¡°Ano바카라사이트r thing that is going to be problematic is if it is used in any kind of [government] regulation¡± because 바카라사이트 data ¡°is going to be so irrelevant¡± over 바카라사이트 coming years because of 바카라사이트 current economic crash.

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