Brookes male lecturers still get paid more than women
Happy International Women’s day
Male lecturers at Brookes get paid 11 per cent more than their female colleagues.
A report from researchers at UCL shows the gender pay gap still exists, even in profound professions such as academic researching and teaching.
A report from 2010 also noted the average pay for professional females at Oxford Brookes was £59,478 per year yet male professors were getting paid an average of £66,992 – over 11 percent difference, in favour of males.
Although these figures have improved, the gender pay gap still exists and at some universities women are getting paid nearly 50 per cent less than men. In a society where academia and equality are both welcomed, why are women in teaching still getting paid less than men?
Female professors put in just as many hours of preparation, teaching, lecturing and moderating as men, so it comes as a surprise to learn that men are getting more finances than women, in the same industry.
Anna Corbett, Second Year Music student told The Tab: “I think it is ridiculous because women lecturers don’t do any less than the male ones, if anything they do more”.
Polly Richardson, Third Year Culture Media and Communications Student agreed and said: “My course is 90 per cent female and they are hugely respected individuals within their field, with incredible industry experience and connections.
“I think it’s absolutely outrageous that there should be any difference in pay for these women who are doing the same, if not more, as their male colleagues”.
Third Year Business and Marketing Management Student, Laura Boo-Barreiro said: “Your work ability, and therefore pay, does not depend on your gender”.