New figures show the ±«Óãtv’s gender pay gap has been reduced by nearly a fifth over the past year.
The updated figures have been published as the ±«Óãtv sets out its commitment to leading the way on gender equality in a review looking at the culture and progression of women in the corporation.
- The median gap has fallen from 9.3% to 7.6% following concerted action to close the ±«Óãtv’s gender pay gap in 2020. 7.1% of the remaining gap is driven by structural issues with too few women in senior leadership roles and more women than men in the lowest quartile of the workforce.
- The mean pay gap is also down, from 10.7% to 8.4%.
The reduction has been achieved through initiatives such as addressing specific pay issues, introducing a simpler job framework and repositioning people within their pay ranges. The remaining quarter of the reduction is due to ±«Óãtv Studios and ±«Óãtv Worldwide becoming a single commercial organisation.
Separate figures show that women now make up a bigger proportion of the ±«Óãtv’s leadership than ever before - 43.3% are held by women, up from 42.1% last year. The ±«Óãtv wants to increase this to 50% by 2020.
Our official gender pay gap report for 2017/18 shows significant progress but we remain committed to going further and faster than any other organisation in leading the way on gender pay.
Review
The ±«Óãtv is also publishing a review launched earlier this year to look at the culture and progression for women in the ±«Óãtv.
The review’s aim is to provide a blueprint to help sweep away barriers to women progressing, to ensure everyone at the ±«Óãtv can fulfil their ambitions.
The review, led by Donalda MacKinnon, Director of ±«Óãtv Scotland, sets out a range of recommendations drawn up after extensive consultation with staff. Over 5,000 comments and ideas were put forward. As a result, the review has identified three priority areas:
- Doing all we can to agree to flexible working requests to support women and men in balancing work and home. We’ll help those returning from maternity or extended leave with coaching and ensure managers are fully equipped at every stage of the process. We will also launch a pan-±«Óãtv mentoring scheme for all staff to support women and men through their careers.
- Address our recruitment processes to create more opportunities for development, allowing those with potential to gain more experience in short term attachments, and continuing to look for mixed gender panels and shortlists where possible to build confidence the process is free of bias. We will develop high potential programmes for women looking to progress to leadership roles.
- Increase training and support for managers, ensuring senior leaders act as role models to set the culture of the ±«Óãtv.
Download the PDFs
- A report on career progression and culture for gender equality at the ±«Óãtv (English language)
- Adroddiad ar ddatblygiad gyrfa a diwylliant ar gyfer cydraddoldeb rhywiol yn y ±«Óãtv (Welsh language)
Reports
B.A.M.E. Terminology Review ReportB.A.M.E.: A report on the use of the term and responses to it. Terminology Review for the ±«Óãtv and Creative Industries
Report on career progression and culture for disabled staff at the ±«ÓãtvA report on plans to help disabled staff succeed and progress at the ±«Óãtv, published in November 2018.
LGBT culture and progression reportA report on plans to make the ±«Óãtv an even more inclusive workplace for LGBT staff, published in October 2018.
Reflecting the socio-economic diversity of the UK within the ±«Óãtv workforceA report on the career progression of ±«Óãtv employees published in October 2018 setting out action the corporation is taking to help staff from lower socio-economic backgrounds to reach their full potential.
Making the ±«Óãtv a great workplace for womenA report on career progression and culture for gender equality at the ±«Óãtv, published in October 2018, focusing on culture and progression for staff in the ±«Óãtv, with a particular focus on women.
Equality Information Report 2017/18Our annual Equality Information Report provides an update on the progress in relation to equality, diversity and inclusion for our workforce.
Statutory gender pay gap report 2018A report shows the ±«Óãtv’s gender pay gap has been reduced by nearly a fifth over the past year, as the ±«Óãtv sets out its commitment to leading the way on gender equality.
Reflecting the ethnic diversity of the UK within the ±«Óãtv workforceA landmark report on career progression and culture for staff from a black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) background.
±«Óãtv Equality Information Report 2016/17The ±«Óãtv’s annual Equality Information Report is published in July each year.
Previous Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2016-2020The ±«Óãtv's previous Diversity and Inclusion strategy for 2016-2020