The gender pay gap is not going away
By Rachel Brazil2021-05-06T08:34:00+01:00 Despite a variety of activities in industry and academia, women in chemistry continue to earn less than men For most of November and December the average woman in the UK effectively works for free. That is if you compare her annual salary to that of her male colleagues. The median gender pay gap in the UK is 15.5%, down from 17.4% in 2019. In chemistry-related jobs, the pay gap is even greater. The RSC’s 2019 pay and reward survey (of over 6000 members) reported that the median woman earns 21% less than the median man, representing £9500 less earne...
Source: chemistryworld.com