Gender bias is alive and well in top jobs, pay

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.buffalonews.com/234/story/60002.html

THE WORKING LIFE
Gender bias is alive and well in top jobs, pay
Sharon Linstedt
Updated: 04/23/07 6:55 AM



There’s no denying that there are more women with management titles than ever before, in fact, the overall split of managers is nearly 50/50 between males and females in the U.S. in 2007.

But, a new survey by the executive jobs search Web site TheLadders.com finds a vast gender chasm still exists in at the senior management level, with men outnumbering women by a 6 to 1 margin. The survey also found big gaps in pay for women who were able to break through the “glass ceiling” and land posts will annual pay exceeding $100,000 or more.

Seventy-one percent of respondents said gender discrimination is alive and well when it comes to executive compensation, with women taking home less than their male counterparts. In a similar vein, 66.3 percent said women do not have as many opportunities to join the ranks of senior executives as male.

But when it comes to executive performance, 54.1 percent said they consider women just as competent as men, according to the survey which was released earlier this month.

As for family-friendly office environments, 63 percent of executives said their workplace offers no assistance in the form of day care, on-site nursing facilities or time-off to attend children’s school activities.

One particularly disturbing statistic emerged from the survey — 51.2 percent of female executives said they have experienced some form of sexual harassment.

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