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Bullshit excuses and explanations for the gender pay gap!

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MsFogi · 08/04/2021 08:49

So we are being told that the gender pay gap has increased (!!) this year because.....there have been lots of new hires at a senior level and that all those hires were men. But they are sure their recruitment process is fair and they really, really want to keep working on helping women to rise into management positions. However given that the Head of Diversity has stated over the last few months that they think the job has pretty much been achieved for women and they will be focused on racial equality (and possibly the application to become a Stonewall champion) I suspect HR will need to cobble together more excuses next year.

Anyone else hearing absolute rubbish being dressed up as excuses/explanations for the sex pay gap?

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QuentinWinters · 08/04/2021 14:01

I get annoyed that we now have "inclusion" and inclusion is for everyone. So we have to discuss how e.g. introverts are disadvantaged in the workplace. Meanwhile structural disadvantage is put on the back burner for "inclusivity".
Why can't organisations openly challenge sexism and racism? Why does it all get bundled into inclusion?
My workplace had a panel discussion on IWT aboit a gender neutral topic, featuring the male head of the LGBT alliance, the mqle head of the dyslexia and dyspraxia network, and the male head of the BAME network and 2 women who were location reps for the women's network. I queried it and was told they wanted to broaden the conversation beyond women to be more inclusive. On International Women's Day.

I can't even think of a situation where people would decide to have an inclusive panel to discuss a non-LGBT issue in pride month, but think that was fine as long as there were some gay people there Angry

Helleofabore · 08/04/2021 10:17

Anyone else hearing absolute rubbish being dressed up as excuses/explanations for the sex pay gap?

Yep.

Same old, same old.

And it looks even worse for females in the future, although ‘gender’ figures may start looking better being artificially improved.

Tibtom · 08/04/2021 09:40

It is those feminine names on gas bills wot done it.