Scottish women in full-time work earn 12 percent less than men: Report
May 28th, 2010 - 6:49 pm ICT by ANIEdinburgh (Scotland), May 28(ANI): A new study has revealed that Scottish women in full-time work earn 12 percent less than their male colleagues in the country.
According to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) report, released to mark the 40th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, the disparity is highest in senior management roles and in the financial sector, where women’s salaries are up to 55 percent less than those of men in similar full-time positions.
The report reveals that full-time female workers earn on average 113 pounds a week less than men.
The gap widens considerably when comparing the earnings of part-time workers, with women receiving on average 32 per cent less than men.
Meanwhile, EHRC Scotland Commissioner, Kaliani Lyle, has called on companies to speed up the pace of change and address the problem by adopting transparent pay policies. “Although it’s encouraging that the pay gap between men and women is closing, it is nevertheless very slow progress - 40 years since the Equal Pay Act and women are still paid on average 12 percent less than men in full time employment in Scotland,” The Scotsman quoted Lyle, as saying.”Clearly, significant changes need to take place, and that means changing habits and practices,” she added. (ANI)
- Equality and Human Rights Commission highlights discrimination in Britain - Oct 10, 2010
- US women made less progress in management compared to their male counterparts - Sep 28, 2010
- BBC pays men 10 percent more than women: Report - Apr 13, 2012
- Job shortage: part-timers on rise in Britain - May 16, 2012
- It's a tough for elderly women in China - Nov 29, 2011
- Kids come before jobs for working women: Survey (Lead) - Oct 23, 2010
- Women expect lower pay cheques than men in workforce - May 20, 2011
- Women medical researchers paid less than men - Mar 31, 2010
- President Obama says pay parity remains far from reality - Jun 10, 2010
- Women will have to wait 57 years for equal pay - Aug 19, 2010
- Gender income gap widens in Sri Lanka - Nov 04, 2011
- NSW workers spending less time at work than a decade ago - Sep 27, 2010
- Financial worries drive Britons to work beyond 65 - Sep 01, 2011
- Asian-American men 'paid less than whites' - Dec 08, 2010
- Women salary is secondary source of income: Survey - Aug 26, 2011
Tags: 40th anniversary, changing habits, disparity, edinburgh scotland, equal pay act, equality, financial sector, full time work, gap, human rights commission, male colleagues, management roles, salaries, scotsman, scottish women, senior management, slow progress, time employment, time positions, time workers