Skills Survey 2009: Female techies not pocketing the biggest bonuses either...
The IT gender pay gap is getting worse, according to results from the 2009 silicon.com Skills Survey.
More than a third (35 per cent) of female IT workers responding to this year's survey said they were on the bottom rung of the tech pay ladder, earning less than £25k, compared to just under a third of women (32 per cent) last year. And only 14 per cent of male IT workers are in the lowest pay bracket this year, down from 20 per cent in 2008.
A slightly larger proportion of women than men also take home the second lowest pay packet, of between £25,001 to £40k: 27.5 per cent of women versus 25.5 per cent of men. However when it comes to earnings of more than £40,001, men consistently dominate - and in the highest pay brackets the proportion of men to women is more than double.
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Nearly a quarter (23 per cent) of male respondents reported earning £40,001 to £55k this year, compared to less than a fifth (17.5 per cent) of female respondents; while 17 per cent of male respondents reported earning £55,001 to £70k, versus just 12.5 per cent of women. In the top two earnings brackets there is a significant hike in the proportion of men versus women: 15 per cent of male respondents reported earning £70,001 to £110k this year, compared to just five per cent of women; while 5.5 per cent of men claimed to pocket £110,001+, only 2.5 per cent of women did.
When it comes to bonuses, while a larger proportion of female techies reported getting a bonus this year than male techies (42.5 per cent of women versus 35 per cent of men) - a change on last year when the sexes were equally likely to get extra cash - men tended to take home bigger bonuses than women.
The majority of female bonuses this year fall in the less-than-£5k category: 65 per cent of female respondents, versus 47 per cent of men.
For bigger bonuses men were the clear winners: no female IT workers responding to the survey reported receiving a bonus of more than £20,001, yet 10 per cent of male respondents took home the biggest bucks - including one per cent that reported getting a bonus of more than £100k. And while 43 per cent of men reported a bonus of between £5,001 and £20k, only 35 per cent of women did so.
In April this year the government published the Equality Bill which includes measures to strengthen the law on pay equality in the public sector. According to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, women still earn on average 22 per cent less per hour than men - a marginal improvement on last year when the gap stood at 22.5 per cent.
Statistics. All this proves is that the women spend more time filling in questionaires whilst the men ignore them as they are not very interested. I constantly see more and more females being promoted up the ladder to balance out but a lot are promoted above thier ability and then make a mess of things making it more difficult for women to shine in the future. Promotions should be on talent alone and no other reason and stats like these should be complied properly.
While I don't necessarily agree with the previous poster, these stats prove nothing. We don't know the ages of the respondents, how many women choose to leave the profession early to do other things (leaving perhaps more in junior posts), or even if it was a statistically fair sample.
For example we have few female techies but several female ex techies in senior positions
So a good start a debate, but there is nothing here that can be relied upon to provide any real information.
3. blogger123
Most statistics are made up.
4. NLondon
Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show women still earn on average 22 per cent less per hour than men.
By SEREAN LAU and CHRISTINA TAN newsdesk@thestar.com.my
PETALING JAYA: It is important for women to check the background of a person they meet over Internet social networking websites to avoid being cheated.
“You need to check the background of the person to know whether the person is genuine or just a sweet talker. Whatever is posted by the man should be vetted thoroughly like calling up a company to see if he really works there,” said Wanita MCA Cupid Space project executor Peggy Lim (pic).
She also cautioned women not to rush into making a commitment.
“You need at least eight months to know a person. There is no need to rush into things,” she added.
“Feelings are a huge emotional trigger and for a woman, it is important to control these feelings when the courtship has only been going on for a short while.”
She said that among the reasons that women were scammed by online Casanovas was due to loneliness and desperation as they were afraid they would not be able to find a companion and accepted “any man who fancies them”
“The essential tools to sustain a relationship are patience and to earn the trust needed,” she said.
In June, a 47-year-old housewife said that she lost her savings and money she borrowed from her family and friends totalling RM1.2mil to a con man that she befriended on the Internet.
The man had claimed to be a Briton.
Meanwhile, MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Michael Chong said he received complaints from 18 women on cheating scams with losses amounting to more than RM2.4mil since 2007.
He urged women to be wary of such con men.
Chong said the complaints that he received had a similar modus operandi – the men would get to know the women via Internet and send them expensive gifts before demanding for money.
Chong added that most of the victims were single mothers, divorcees and unmarried women.
“The con men also introduced themselves as businessmen, sons of senior politicians and professionals like engineers,” he said.
Chong said he believed the men involved in the scam were foreigners although some may have had the help of locals.
KUALA LUMPUR: He is neither good looking nor young, but this sweet-talking Casanova has managed to cheat at least seven women of nearly RM400,000. The 41-year-old Singaporean, known as Dennis Lim, has a habit of preying on women through the social networking website, ahmoi.com.
That’s him!: Chong and Qi Qi checking out a picture of Lim at the department chief’s office in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
One of his victims, Qi Qi, lost RM294,662 within the seven months of their “friendship.”
“I was not really attracted to him. He was really aggressive and he made the first move online,” said the 34-year-old businesswoman from Penang, who sought the help of MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Michael Chong at his office yesterday.
She said Lim claimed to be a factory manager and knew how to take advantage of her weakness. “He used sob stories to get my sympathy.
“For instance, he claimed his stepmother was admitted into ICU; that his ex-boss had delayed his business reimbursements and that he had met with a road accident before Chinese New Year.
“I felt sorry for him and wanted to help,” she said, adding that she allowed Lim to use her credit cards when he visited her in Penang in October last year.
Qi Qi started getting suspicious in March and lodged two police reports in Penang and another two in Singapore.
She later traced Lim’s caller history from a sub-line she started for him, and found six other women in Malaysia whom Lim had cheated for money and sex.
“His modus operandi is to get acquainted with lonely, single women online and then slowly work his way into their pockets with his sob stories,” Qi Qi said, adding that the victims had refused to make police reports against Lim.
Chong urged the other victims to come forward so that he could assist them. “I will take this case to the Malaysian Interpol and relevant authorities,” he said.
He also reminded women to be wary of meeting strangers online.
AMPANG: Those who have yet to apply for a Public Service Department scholarship despite scoring 9A+ or more in their SPM examination will not be left out, said Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
The Deputy Prime Minister said these students could still apply for it, in view of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s assurance that all students who scored 9A+ or better would be granted PSD scholarships for local or overseas studies irrespective of race.
“They can come forward and we will take them into account,” he told reporters yesterday after opening the Ampang Umno division meeting here.
Najib, who made the announcement on Saturday, had described the move as “historical”.
Muhyiddin, who is also Education Minister, said it showed that the Government had no qualms rewarding students based on meritocracy, adding that it would not be a problem to source for the additional funding.
“The Prime Minister’s statement is a happy one for all sides,” he said, adding that a big portion of those in the list announced by the PSD had already received their scholarship.
The Government had previously said that it might withdraw PSD scholarships for overseas studies gradually. That plan drew criticism from certain quarters.
All top scorers to get PSD grants
KUALA LUMPUR: All students who score 9A+ or more will now receive Public Service Department scholarship regardless of their race, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
“We have achieved one thing that we have never done in history. Every student who scores 9A+, irrespective of his or her ethnic background, will get a scholarship from the department.
“It doesn’t matter if they are Malay, Chinese, Indian, Kadazan, Iban or others. If they score 9A+, they will get the scholarship whether for local or overseas studies.
“This is to show that 1Malaysia is not just a slogan,” he said when opening the MIC annual general assembly at Putra World Trade Centre here yesterday.
His announcement received thunderous applause and a standing ovation from the hundreds of MIC delegates attending the assembly.
Others present included MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek and Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon
Najib also said 2,304 of 2,499 Indian students who qualified for entry into public universities were given places. A total of 4,541 Indian students applied to enter public universities this year.
“This is a clear manifestation of the Government’s effort to help the Indian community,” he said. Students are now graded according to A+, A, A-, B+, B, C+, C, D, E and G. Previously, the grades were from 1A to 9G.
In March, Education director-general Tan Sri Alimuddin Mohd Dom explained that the highest possible grade under this system was an A+ which indicates a score of more than 90% in a subject.
A total of 214 students from government schools and another 41 students, who were either from private schools or private candidates, obtained A+ in all subjects taken.
A total of 1,500 scholarships have been awarded to top SPM scorers under the PSD’s Overseas Degree Programme to pursue their studies at universities abroad this year.
MCA vice-president: 9A+ grants in line with 1Malaysia
Tue, Jul 13, 2010 The Star/Asia News Network
KUALA LUMPUR: The announcement that Public Service Department scholarships will be awarded to all students who score 9A+ or higher regardless of their race is in line with the 1Malaysia concept, said MCA vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen.
She said such a move was unprecedented in the country?s history and a positive move forward for all Malaysians.
This decision means that those who qualify will enjoy the scholarships. This is something that has never been done before in our history. ?It shows that the 1Malaysia concept advocated by the Prime Minister is not just a slogan, she said here yesterday.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had announced, during the MIC general assembly on Saturday that these succesful students would receive PSD scholarships to pursue their studies locally or overseas, regardless of their race.
1. anonymous
Statistics. All this proves is that the women spend more time filling in questionaires whilst the men ignore them as they are not very interested. I constantly see more and more females being promoted up the ladder to balance out but a lot are promoted above thier ability and then make a mess of things making it more difficult for women to shine in the future. Promotions should be on talent alone and no other reason and stats like these should be complied properly.2. anonymous
While I don't necessarily agree with the previous poster, these stats prove nothing. We don't know the ages of the respondents, how many women choose to leave the profession early to do other things (leaving perhaps more in junior posts), or even if it was a statistically fair sample.For example we have few female techies but several female ex techies in senior positions
So a good start a debate, but there is nothing here that can be relied upon to provide any real information.
3. blogger123
Most statistics are made up.4. NLondon
Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show women still earn on average 22 per cent less per hour than men.