Public relations has a problem with gender: SHU lecturer’s research

“The numbers tell the story. Entry level roles in public relations in the UK are dominated by women. In management roles the situation is reversed.

Women account for 70 per cent of the workforce in public relations according to the Holmes Report and yet account for only 30 per cent of the top jobs.

The salary gap between the sexes has consistently been around £10,000 for the four years that the CIPR has tracked data.

It’s nonsense. The Equal Pay Act outlawed any differences in salary between the sexes in 1970.

The CIPR has addressed the issue with advice and guidelines. It’s a start and it helps characterise the issue but there’s limited evidence to suggest that it’s making a difference.”

Full article on The Drum: http://www.thedrum.com/opinion/2016/05/10/public-relations-has-problem-gender