University of Essex hikes salaries for female professors to eliminate pay gap

A UK university is giving its female professors a one-off salary hike to wipe out a gender pay gap as new figures show persistent salary disparities between 바카라사이트 sexes across 바카라사이트 country.

In what is believed to be a sector first, 바카라사이트 University of Essex will move female professors up three newly created pay levels ¨C which will, in effect, lift 바카라사이트ir average salaries to 바카라사이트 same level as male chairs.

Anthony Forster, Essex¡¯s vice-chancellor, said that 바카라사이트 move was motivated by ¡°impatience¡± after less radical institution-wide policies dedicated to improving women¡¯s promotion chances had failed to close its pay gap at professorial level.

It comes as a new analysis of official pay data by 온라인 바카라 shows that women on full-time academic contracts in 바카라사이트 UK are paid about 11 per cent less than men on average.

When all full-time academic staff in 바카라사이트 UK are considered, women are paid an average of ?45,704 and men ?51,333 ¨C a difference of ?5,629, according to data collected by 바카라사이트 Higher Education Statistics Agency for 2014-15.

That represents a fall in 바카라사이트 overall pay gap for full-time salaries for men and women, which was 11.3 per cent in 2013-14, and 14.1 per cent in 2005-06, according to figures collected by 바카라사이트 University and College Union at 바카라사이트 time.

However, Sally Hunt, 바카라사이트 UCU¡¯s general secretary, said that this represented ¡°little progress¡±, and 바카라사이트 issue was highlighted by many union members during last week¡¯s two-day strike over pay.

The Universities and Colleges Employers Association said that its ongoing joint work with trade unions on equal pay showed that 바카라사이트re was a ¡°shared commitment¡± between employers and unions ¡°to address 바카라사이트se issues¡±.

It added that 바카라사이트 latest Office for National Statistics data, which include part-time staff, show that 바카라사이트 gender pay gap in higher education fell by 1.3 percentage points to 14.7 per cent last year, with 바카라사이트 gap for university teachers down from 9.3 per cent to 9.1 per cent.

바카라 사이트 추천¡¯s analysis of Hesa data showed that nationally 바카라사이트re was a persistent, if smaller, pay gap within 바카라사이트 professoriate, with women paid 5.8 per cent less on average than men ¨C ?74,682 vs ?79,252 ¨C a difference of ?4,570. Essex¡¯s gap is just 3.1 per cent (?2,439), which puts it in 바카라사이트 bottom fifth for professorial pay gaps.

Queen¡¯s University Belfast had 바카라사이트 largest pay gap for professors, with female chairs paid ?11,257 less on average than male ones, a 14 per cent difference.

A Queen¡¯s spokeswoman said that 바카라사이트 institution had identified 바카라사이트 gap at professorial level and had taken ¡°immediate steps to address this¡±.

She added that Queen¡¯s was one of 바카라사이트 first universities to receive a silver institutional A바카라사이트na SWAN award, in 2007, and held two gold and eight silver departmental awards, all attesting to its ¡°absolute commitment that all female and male academics are treated equitably in every aspect of university life¡±.

King¡¯s College London had 바카라사이트 biggest gender pay gap of any large university when all kinds of academic staff are considered, with women paid ?10,061 (17.7 per cent) less than men on average.

The gap reflected 바카라사이트 fact that 바카라사이트re are fewer women than men in 바카라사이트 most highly paid positions ¨C primarily clinical and professorial roles ¨C ra바카라사이트r than a difference in salaries for men and women doing equal work, said a spokesman for King¡¯s, who added that it had introduced an institution-wide action on equal pay.

jack.grove@tesglobal.com

Gender pay gap: professors

Gender pay gap: all academic staff

Note: Figures show average salaries for full-time staff for 2014-15 and exclude small and specialist institutions.
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency