Gender Pay Gap in Renowned Universities

According to a recent research it has been found out that 90% of the universities in Britain are paying their male employees higher than the female employees comparatively on average. According to the data The Qualities Office has access to, most of the government departments are having pay gaps 2/3 of the local councils.

The higher median pay gap of universities situated in Britain is 13.7% on average, however, the national average at the end of 2018 was 9.1%. In 2017 it was 15.3%, which concluded with an even worse result.

Around 17 percent of the United Kingdom workforce is employed by the public sector. 5.3 million people are being employed by the public sector.  “There had been a marked narrowing of the gap over the past decade”, said The Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA). They also said that it’s been years since they have been working on the issue.

Later on The Universities and Colleges, Employers Association added: “All Higher Education Institutions have been supportive of this and have focused their own work to develop a better understanding of practice and trends and to explore inventions, which are effective and actions try to close the gap in pay.”

According to the report, the highest payment gap was possessed by Harper Adams University. The representative of the university had informed that the pay gap was cutoff compared to the previous years and they are working hard enough to narrow down even more.

Not only Gender Pay Gap is being occurred for salaries but also a bonus, in fact, the circumstance of bonus is even worse. Reputable public universities like the University of Liverpool and Newcastle University have a bonus pay gap of 87.6% and 80% respectively.

The highest pay gap is found in the department of media, culture,and sports, which is 22.9% on average. On the other hand, 78 councils are currently paying women higher than men. Hertfordshire University has a 50% pay gap. Gender pay gap has been illegal since 1970 and is still being practiced. 

Bizbangladesh dictates that it is a bright side that steps are being taken for this unfair practice and as it has been illegal since almost 5 decades, lawful actions must also be taken in order to favor gender equality. Women and Men must be paid with the same amount, and steps must be taken against Hertfordshire University too, as they are paying the female employees more right at this moment.