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IT Gender Gap Persists in Pay, Executive Promotions

By Dennis McCafferty on 2011-04-07


If fairness is the intent, then you strive to be gender blind when determining raises and promotions for female professionals in your IT department. That means the value of performance primarily drives the outcome. Those of you who have been able to achieve this are, apparently, in the minority. More than ever, women feel that they’re well behind male counterparts with respect to salary and opportunity for advancement, according to a survey from CareerBuilder. And salary figures and position-status standings reported by male and female workers back up this contention. The upshot: While we like to think we’ve progressed far beyond the old glass-ceiling dynamic that kept women from advancing professionally in the 20th Century, we still have a long way to go. "While many companies are working toward greater equality in all measures of the workplace, a significant disparity still exists," said Rosemary Haefner, vice president of human resources at CareerBuilder. "Workers in general are more vocal about shortcomings when it comes to their pay and title especially coming off of a recession when workloads and hours largely increased." More than 1,630 female workers and 2,270 males took part in the survey. Here are selected highlights:

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38 percent of female respondents say they feel they’re paid less than males with the same skills/experience, up from 34 percent in 2008.

39 percent of female respondents feel men have more opportunities to advance within their organizations, up from 26 percent in 2008.

How do men feel?Not surprisingly, quite differently: 84 percent of male respondents say both genders are paid the same for the same qualifications, and 77 percent believe career advancement is equal.

24 percent of female respondents say they make $50,000 or more, compared to 45 percent of male respondents.

3 percent of female respondents make $100,000 or more, compared to 10 percent of male respondents.

40 percent of female respondents make $35,000 or less, compared to 24 percent of male respondents.

21 percent of female respondents report holding a management position, compared to 30 percent of male respondents.

49 percent of female respondents say they’re in clerical/administration roles, compared to 25 percent of men.

Top reasons for disparities in pay and career advancement (percent of female respondents):Not “schmoozing with management” as much as men (35 percent)Management favoring men in general (22 percent)Men tend to be with the company longer (16 percent)

What bothers men most about women co-workers?They gossip too much, and are too emotional or sensitive.

What bothers women most about male co-workers?They’re arrogant, make inappropriate comments and don’t take female co-workers seriously enough.

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