With new research laying bare the gender pay gap crisis across local authority areas, it’s evident there is a long way to go to ensure gender parity.
Office for National Statistics (ONS) data on wages and gender pay disparity has revealed that East Dunbartonshire officially has the biggest gender pay gap in Scotland, with men earning 30.6 per cent more than women in the area – over five times the Scotland average gap of 6.3 per cent.
It is followed closely by West Dunbartonshire, which has the second biggest gender pay gap in Scotland, more than triple the average, with men earning 19.6 per cent more than women in the area.
The City of Edinburgh was also found to be below the national average, with a gap of 7.8 per cent.
Aiming to help empower women to negotiate for themselves and work to stem the tide of the imbalance, negotiation expert Florence Rolland is offering a free online workshop on September 11 designed to tackle the most important issues that women have when negotiating. Based on research into how and why women negotiate the way they do, it will cover problems women face and aims to give confidence to shine in any negotiation situation.
Florence said: “The figures that emerged this month sadly emphasise what we know to be the case, that the gender pay gap is unfortunately alive and well – and flourishing across not only the UK, but globally.
“Women are equipped with the necessary interpersonal skills to make great negotiators but tend to neglect negotiating for themselves due to a lack of confidence in their own abilities and self-worth. Fear of negative backlash can also make women more apprehensive to ask for more. Negotiation training can be a critical tool in combating this.
“I want to help empower women by improving their confidence and giving them the skills they need to improve their negotiation performance and in turn, be paid their true and deserved worth. I would encourage anyone who wants to learn how to negotiate better for themselves to sign up to this workshop.”
To book a space please visit: https://www.negotiate.co.uk/about-us/events/