If you are a female executive, IT is a better place for you
than many other industries, withfemale technology executivespaid 2% more than men,
according to new research.
But the industry is not quite off the hook, with some female IT
specialists getting paid £6,000 less than their male
counterparts.
The figures, from executive jobs website
Experteer.com, were announced against a backdrop of less
encouraging news on the average gender pay gap across the UK.
The
Women and Work Commission reported that on average women are
paid 22.6% less than men, closing the gap slightly on the 2007
figure of 27.5%.
Experteer.com also found that by the time staff reach managing
director level, men are earning 15% more, and there are 10 times as
many men as women in those jobs.
The
Commission said the proportion of women in science, engineering
and technology (SET) is not expected to reach 50% this century,
with current levels at 18.5%.
It blamed gender segregation and stereotyping at schools for
laying the foundations in girls' minds that SET subjects are not
for them. The Commission recommended that the level of gender
stereotyping be included in overall Ofsted schools inspections by
the end of the next financial year (2011).
It said, "Segregation is ingrained in our culture and has
significant implications for the career choices that young men and
women make. The Department for Children, Schools and Families
(DCSF) has made some headway in trying to break down gender
stereotyping, through careers advice and guidance and also via the
apprenticeship programme. However, efforts have been small-scale
and sporadic."