Leeds University Union (LUU) reported a decrease in the mean gender pay gap of 2.1% in comparison with data from 2018. LUU currently has a mean gender pay gap of 11.6% with the mean male […]
19% of Top Jobs Held by Women at the University of Leeds
Statistics show that there were 31 women in jobs with salaries higher than £100,000 at the University in 2018/19 compared to 132 men, with a gender pay gap of 18.9% across the entire University. In […]
Why are women still getting paid less in university jobs?
With March being home of both International Women’s Day and planned strikes endorsed by the UCU, we look again to the issues of the gender pay gap and how this affects higher education. Whilst many […]
Gender Pay Gap Reporting: There’s More to the Story Than Meets the Eye
The gender pay gap disparity has long been an issue for organisations across all industries. Thanks to recent Gender Pay Gap Information legislation, all employers in Great Britain with an excess of 250 members of […]
A Queen’s Ransom: gender-pay gap scandal in The Crown
It has been revealed that the star of the Netflix tv series The Crown, Claire Foy, has been paid less than co-star Matt Smith. Amidst all the rising commentary around the gender wage gap, it […]
EasyJet Boss Takes Pay Cut – but will this Fix the Gender Pay Gap?
It was recently announced that the chief executive of easyJet has taken a pay cut in order to make his salary match that of his predecessor. Johan Lundgren took over as the chief executive last […]
A halt in the march of progress? New figures prove disappointing for ambitious women
A fortnight ago, working women across the UK awoke to the disheartening news that even holding the top jobs can place them in a significantly inferior position to their male counterparts. A recent report published […]
UCU expose gender pay gap in higher education
The University and College Union (UCU) has published a report, “Holding Down Women’s Pay”, which names and shames the UK’s higher education institutions which have the largest gender pay gaps, to mark International Women’s Day. […]