61% of men believe men and women in their organisation doing the same jobs are paid equally, but less than half of their female counterparts agree (47%) The top three reasons people identified for unequal pay were: the fact that men have historically always been paid more (58%); that the people deciding on salaries are more likely to be men than women (32%); and the persistent ‘old boys club’ mentality (28%) 39% of 18-24 year-old women say men and women aren’t given the same career progression opportunities, twice as many as 18-24 year-old men (18%) Almost half of mothers (48%) think that having children is a top barrier to progression in the workplace, compared to just 30% of fathers Almost a third of mothers (32%) say that men and women aren’t given the same career opportunities because child caring responsibilities fall mostly to women, nearly double the proportion of fathers (17%).
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CIPP Policy News Journal
25/04/2016, Page 94 of 453
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