4 ways men are dominating the workplace

Inequality between male and female employees is rife as ever as research reveals men are more likely to be promoted, receive higher salaries and are given larger bonuses than women.

According to the Chartered Management Institute and XpertHR, men are still dominating in the workplace in several different ways.

1. Chances of promotion

Male managers are 40% more likely than female managers to have been promoted into senior and higher paying management roles in the last year.

The salary analysis of more than 60,000 UK employees shows that 14% of men in management roles were promoted into higher positions compared to 10% of women.

Even allowing for staff turnover, men continue to be promoted ahead of women in management roles.

Out of the male managers who have stayed with the same employer for the last five years, 47% of them were promoted compared to just 39% of women.

2. Higher salary

Male workers are also being paid more than women in exactly the same roles.

The average full-time equivalent salary for male managers now stands at £38,817, nearly £9,000 more than the average female manager’s salary.

The pay gap is even higher for those in the ranks of director and CEO, with men earning nearly £17,000 more than women at the same level.

3. Bonus

In the last year, 43% of men received an annual bonus compared to 36% of women.

Not only are men more likely to receive a bonus, they also get a larger amount of bonus than their female equivalent. The average bonus for a male stands at £5,398 compared to £2,764 for females of the same ranking.

4. More men in executive positions

The research also found that there are more men in executive positions than women. While women comprise 73% of the workforce in entry and junior level roles, female representation drops to 42% at the level of senior management. Only 32% of director-level posts are held by women.

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