Huge differneces between men and women. Equal pay audit revealed a big discrepancy while nearly all of the senior managers are men plus a few women who are either childless or have partner who is the main carer. I couldn’t believe it when I joined, it is like the dark ages.
I think Anna has hit the nail on the head. I personally have not experienced any direct discrimination at work since 1985, when I was asked at interview whether my partner would mind me working nights. However, when children come along it becomes very difficult to square teh circle of being successful at work and keeping the whole home/family show on the road.
Yes, until recently I worked for a trades union, and there is still a huge pay gap, there is still a lack of women in senior positions, and there are still sexist attitudes linked to childcare and how you look.
In our organisation women are not represented on the board despite making up 40% of the workforce. Women are increasingly represented at management level (but in part I think women don’t take on management positions because they have more sense than to want to…historic problems with management in our Company, although this is less of a problem now). In a scientific consultancy, we do very well to employ 40% women, many of whom have technical/scientific roles. Some Directors have privately prohibited women from doing fieldwork, which is just plain insulting.
The pay gap is less of an issue unless a woman sacrifices her career progression to have children – childless women tend to be on a par with their male counterparts.
Yes. Women experiencing menopausal symptoms are discriminated against in my office. Sickness due to Menopause should be treated the same as in pregnancy.
I am currently pregnant, and can’t achieve the same payrise during the year which I do not work a full year, or while I am off. I have raised this issue with my union as I believe it to be clear discrimination. I work in the public sector.
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Not in mine thankfully
yes, most senior positions are gender segregated where I work and all senior management are men.
Massively so, yes.
Huge differneces between men and women. Equal pay audit revealed a big discrepancy while nearly all of the senior managers are men plus a few women who are either childless or have partner who is the main carer. I couldn’t believe it when I joined, it is like the dark ages.
I think Anna has hit the nail on the head. I personally have not experienced any direct discrimination at work since 1985, when I was asked at interview whether my partner would mind me working nights. However, when children come along it becomes very difficult to square teh circle of being successful at work and keeping the whole home/family show on the road.
Yes, until recently I worked for a trades union, and there is still a huge pay gap, there is still a lack of women in senior positions, and there are still sexist attitudes linked to childcare and how you look.
In our organisation women are not represented on the board despite making up 40% of the workforce. Women are increasingly represented at management level (but in part I think women don’t take on management positions because they have more sense than to want to…historic problems with management in our Company, although this is less of a problem now). In a scientific consultancy, we do very well to employ 40% women, many of whom have technical/scientific roles. Some Directors have privately prohibited women from doing fieldwork, which is just plain insulting.
The pay gap is less of an issue unless a woman sacrifices her career progression to have children – childless women tend to be on a par with their male counterparts.
Yes. Women experiencing menopausal symptoms are discriminated against in my office. Sickness due to Menopause should be treated the same as in pregnancy.
I am currently pregnant, and can’t achieve the same payrise during the year which I do not work a full year, or while I am off. I have raised this issue with my union as I believe it to be clear discrimination. I work in the public sector.