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The gender pay gap remains stubbornly high – too many women continue to face sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace. The introduction of gender pay gap reporting has helped ensure more organisations are taking steps to tackle inequality at work, but further action is needed.
Jan 19, 2020 · The income gap is the difference in total wages earned by women vs. men. When more men than women hold more senior roles in an organization, there’s an income gap. The only way to address this is to achieve 50/50 representation at every level of the organization, including the C-suite. Getting to 50/50 requires intentional, long-term talent ...
The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report suggests that at current rates of progress, we will have to wait 81 years for gender parity in the global workplace. The facts are...
Despite progress over generations, women still fare worse than men in labour markets. Differences between men and women in employment rates, participation in part-time work, work quality and pay result in substantial gender gaps in career advancement and earnings throughout working life.
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Three pieces of research to understand the barriers to progression faced by women in the workplace and what works for employers to overcome them.
In 2018, the government commissioned a series of academic evidence reviews on family friendly policies and women’s progression as part of the Workplace and Gender Equality Research Programme. These looked at:
•Employment pathways and occupational change after childbirth
•Women’s progression in the workplace
•Family friendly working policies and practices – motivations, influences and impacts for employers
Published 22 October 2019
- Government Equalities Office
Aug 17, 2017 · To address these claims, we need to examine three interrelated questions: Are there gender differences in outcomes achieved by men and women? If so, is there evidence that they are due to ...
Oct 24, 2019 · Around the world, women participate in paid employment at lower rates and wages than men and are less likely to be promoted. The implications for gender inequality in the workplace are everyone’s business.
