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#EqualPay50 series

Lesson 2: What is the gender pay gap?

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Starter exercise

On your own, draw a picture of one the following people:

  1. Pilot (Group 1)
  2. Receptionist (Group 2)
  3. Nurse (Group 3)
  4. Scientist (Group 4)

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Business Leader, 18 March 2020

ICAEW, 22 August 2019

IHS Markit Ltd, 2019

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Business Leader, 18 March 2020

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Guardian News, 6 April 2018

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Source: BBC News (2019)

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Gender pay gap = 69.2%

�Women earn 69p for every £1 a man earns.

Source: Gov.uk gender pay gap service

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Gender pay gap = 55.1%�Gender bonus gap = 68.5%��Women are effectively “working for free” from 13th June.��

Source: Gov.uk gender pay gap service

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Gender bonus gap = 100%��No women received a bonus.�

Source: Gov.uk gender pay gap service

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Source: The Equality Trust (2020)

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Source: OECD (2020)

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Why does the gender pay gap exist?

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Drivers of the gender pay gap

  • The childcare penalty
  • Unpaid domestic and care work
  • Gendered segregation of work/sectors
  • Lack of progression to senior roles
  • Lack of self-confidence
  • Pay discrimination (unequal pay)

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