Of SA's senior management, just one in five is a woman
A PwC survey shows that 61% of women are paid less than the median of the sample‚ compared to 39% of men
Women represent just 20% of senior management and executives in SA. PwC made the finding in a recent survey of the pay data of 550 organisations‚ including 4‚000 senior managers and executives.In 2008‚ Norway made it obligatory for listed companies to reserve at least 40% of their director seats for women or face dissolution. "In the following five years‚ more than a dozen countries set similar quotas at 30% to 40%. In Belgium‚ France and Italy‚ too‚ firms that fail to comply can be fined‚ dissolved or banned from paying existing directors. Germany‚ Spain and the Netherlands prefer soft-law quotas with no sanctions‚" PwC director Rene Richter said.The survey also found that 61% of women were paid less than the median of the sample‚ compared to 39% of men. In contrast‚ 63% of males were remunerated above the median."It is clear that corporate SA still needs to focus on ensuring that female numbers are increased at these levels in addition to addressing gender pay inequalities."The ge...
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