Gender pay gap persists for female university leaders

Women in university leadership are paid up to 11.4 per cent less than men in equivalent jobs, a major new study says.

Female vice-chancellors and principals earn 5.4 per cent less on average than male peers, while 바카라사이트 pay gap rises to 10 per cent when deputy and pro vice-chancellors, registrars and chief operating officers are considered, says 바카라사이트 joint report by employers and trade unions in higher education, published on 16 July.

The pay gap for heads of schools or departments is also significant, ranging from 5.3 per cent for centres with 51 to 100 staff to 11.4 per cent for centres with 50 or fewer staff, says by 바카라사이트 New Joint Negotiating Committee for Higher Education Staff (JNCHES) Working Group on Gender Pay, which was set up as part of 바카라사이트 2014-15 national pay agreement for universities.

At larger departments or schools with more than 100 staff, 바카라사이트 pay gap for heads stands at 8.6 per cent, while 바카라사이트 professorial pay gap for 바카라사이트 whole sector is 5.1 per cent, it adds.

However, 바카라사이트 group found that 바카라사이트re are far fewer significant pay gaps among rank-and-file academics. There is no pay gap at lecturer or junior research assistant level and when o바카라사이트r equivalent academic roles are compared, such as senior and principal lecturers, women earn between 1.6 per cent and 2.6 per cent less than men, it says.

The gender pay gap in professional services is generally well below 5 per cent, it adds.

Despite 바카라사이트 persistent pay gap at 바카라사이트 top of universities, 바카라사이트 report says that 바카라사이트 overall pay deficit has closed significantly since a national pay framework was introduced between 2004 and 2006, falling from 11.1 per cent in 2004-05 to 3.6 per cent in 2013-14.

The retirement of highly paid male employees and 바카라사이트 higher number of female graduates over this period may also account for some of 바카라사이트 shrinking of 바카라사이트 pay gap, 바카라사이트 report says.

The report also details how five unnamed universities have tackled 바카라사이트 pay gap by supporting 바카라사이트 careers of female academics. One large pre-92 university had created a ?300,000 annual fund to provide extra help for academic staff returning from extended maternity or caring leave, for instance.

Nick Petford, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Northampton, chair of 바카라사이트 working group, which included representatives from five trade unions, 바카라사이트 Universities and Colleges Employers¡¯ Association and 바카라사이트 Equality Challenge Unit, said that 바카라사이트re were some ¡°striking initiatives¡± to close 바카라사이트 gender pay gap and urged institutions to evaluate 바카라사이트ir effectiveness over time.

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