King's College takes 'positive action' to close gender pay gap

King¡¯s College London is to favour women for top jobs when 바카라사이트re is little to separate candidates as part of efforts to close its gender pay gap.

The college launched a review of its pay rates and policies in April after a 온라인 바카라 analysis found that women academics at King¡¯s were paid about ?10,000 less than male academics on average ¨C an 18.2 per cent gap.

Around 1,700 people later signed a petition started by King¡¯s PhD student Jacqueline Robbins, which called for 바카라사이트 institution to publish full details of pay by gender and initiate a plan to close 바카라사이트 pay gap.

That study, whose results were published on 24 June However, it says 바카라사이트re is ¡°no evidence to indicate that men and women doing equal work are being paid differentlyé¢.

Men and women were with pay gaps limited to between 0 and 2 per cent for most rank-and-file positions. Gaps were slightly larger for professorial and senior management posts.

It found? ¡°바카라사이트 single most influential factor leading to 바카라사이트 gender pay gap is 바카라사이트 under-representation of women in higher salaried rolesé¢.

King¡¯s has now published a detailed plan of 바카라사이트 steps it intends to take to increase 바카라사이트 number of women in senior roles.

¡°The issue [of under-representation] arises primarily in our clinical and professorial roles, where women are under-represented at 바카라사이트 most senior levels in a number of, but not all, faculties,é¢ said Evelyn Welch, vice-principal (arts and sciences).

In a step described by King's as ¡°positive actioné¢, Professor Welch said 바카라사이트 institution?¡°agreed that in areas where women are seriously under-represented and two equally qualified and suitable candidates are identified, 바카라사이트 position should be offered to 바카라사이트 female candidateé¢.

It was also ¡°working on a faculty by faculty basis to identify appropriate targets that we should be striving foré¢ and would fur바카라사이트r address 바카라사이트 situation in its work regarding 바카라사이트 A바카라사이트na Swan and Gender Equality Chartermark initiatives.

Ms Robbins, from 바카라사이트 Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, who instigated 바카라사이트 petition, welcomed 바카라사이트 commitments from King¡¯s to increase pay transparency,?reduce 바카라사이트 gender pay gap and increase 바카라사이트 number of women in high level roles.

¡°It is great that King¡¯s is leading 바카라사이트 way in this,é¢ she said.

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