Gender differences have historically been unfairly used to justify different treatment between male and female applicants and employees.
Some examples include the ability to perform particular physical tasks, the potential need for women to take time off during pregnancy or perceived ‘appropriate gender roles’ which may favour women staying at home whilst men take the role of the main breadwinner.
Whilst great strides have been made in addressing the unfairness and discrimination that exists, studies suggest that differences in both nature of work and earning power remain.
Evidence suggests that women continue to earn less then men for equivalent work. Women still tend to be concentrated in particular sectors where prospects for progression tend to be more restricted. A May 2001 survey in England found that fewer than 2% of the executive directors and just fewer than 9% of non-executive directors in the sample were women. Female non-executive directors received about two-thirds the salaries of male non-executive directors, irrespective of company size.
Below you will find gender related documents that you can download.
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