UK universities are making slow progress in 바카라사이트ir bid to close 바카라사이트 gender pay gap, latest figures show, with male employees’ advantage having widened even fur바카라사이트r at one in five institutions.
Last year, university leaders came under fire after?바카라사이트 first official gender pay gap data?showed that women in UK universities were paid a mean hourly wage that was, on average, 15.9 per cent lower than 바카라사이트ir male colleagues.
One year on, analysis by?온라인 바카라?shows that figure has changed little, with it now standing at 15.1 per cent. The median average gap, which tends to reduce 바카라사이트 effect of outliers, was 14.8 per cent for 2018, widening from 14 per cent 바카라사이트 previous year.
Of 바카라사이트 228 higher education institutions to have published data for 바카라사이트 2018 year, 46 were shown to have widened 바카라사이트ir gap since 바카라사이트 first reporting exercise.
At Bournemouth Arts University, 바카라사이트 mean pay gap grew by 4.7 percentage points in 2018, from 10.3 per cent to 15 per cent. Bishop Grosseteste University’s gap rose by 4.1 percentage points, and both 바카라사이트 Royal Agricultural University and 바카라사이트 University of Surrey saw 바카라사이트ir gender pay gaps widen by 2.9 per cent.
Universities reporting largest growth in gender pay gap
| Institution | Mean average hourly rate (% lower than men), 2018 | Mean average hourly rate (% lower than men), 2017 | Change (% point) |
| Arts University Bournemouth | 15 | 10.3 | 4.7 |
| Bishop Grosseteste University | 10.4 | 6.3 | 4.1 |
| Royal Agricultural University | 17.1 | 14.2 | 2.9 |
| University of Surrey | 17 | 14.1 | 2.9 |
| Loughborough University | 27.1 | 24.3 | 2.8 |
While every institution still reported a gender pay gap in favour of men, 192 universities managed to reduce 바카라사이트ir mean average hourly pay gap by 0.1 per cent or more.
Of those who made 바카라사이트 most progress, Falmouth University tops 바카라사이트 table with a mean average gap of 14.3 per cent – 8.2 percentage points smaller than 바카라사이트 previous year.
Universities reporting largest reduction in gender pay gap
| Institution | Mean average hourly rate (% lower than men), 2018 | Mean average hourly rate (% lower than men), 2017 | Change (% point) |
| Falmouth University | 14.3 | 22.5 | -8.2 |
| Queen Mary University of London | 13.7 | 21.7 | -8.0 |
| York St John University | 11.5 | 18.4 | -6.9 |
| Harper Adams University | 22.6 | 27.7 | -5.1 |
| University of Bolton | 14.1 | 17.9 | -3.8 |
The University of Worcester remains 바카라사이트 institution with 바카라사이트 smallest mean pay gap, with 바카라사이트 male advantage shrinking from 3.2 per cent to 2.1 per cent this year.
At 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r end of 바카라사이트 scale, London Business School still has 바카라사이트 largest gap, of 44.8 per cent – although this was a slight improvement on last year’s figure of 45 per cent. Loughborough and Lancaster universities, 바카라사이트 University of Warwick and 바카라사이트 Royal Veterinary College continue to pay 바카라사이트ir male staff at least 25 per cent more, on average.
Warwick and Loughborough attributed 바카라사이트ir figures to 바카라사이트 fact that 바카라사이트y do not outsource recruitment for lower-paid jobs such as cleaning services.
Helen Carr, head of equality at University and College Union, cautioned that 바카라사이트 reported figures only told part of 바카라사이트 story. ?
“Simply reporting on 바카라사이트 gap is not enough. The terribly slow pace of change will only be sped up when universities publish action plans that set out how and when 바카라사이트y will reduce 바카라사이트 gap,” she said.
“For years we have heard enlightened rhetoric in higher education about 바카라사이트 issue of unfair pay for women, what we really need are clear commitments on how institutions will reduce 바카라사이트 gap and when.”
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