Female hospital docs paid 19% less than men
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FEMALE hospital doctors are paid nearly 19% less than their male counterparts, a Government review has revealed.
The report published on Tuesday also found female GPs earn 15% less and clinical academics almost 12% less, based on fulltime equivalent pay.
Inflexible career and pay structures in medicine were highlighted as causes for the pay gap, especially for women with childcare commitments.
The Department of Health and Social Care report - Mend The Gap: The Independent Review Into Gender Pay Gaps In Medicine In England - also found the disparity is higher than other professions, with 2% for accountants and 8% for teachers.
Care minister Helen Whately said: “Making workplaces better for women is something I am passionate about. All too often women continue to face barriers that make it harder to succeed at work.
“We will all lose out if talented women feel unable to continue working in healthcare promising carers ended early and vital expertise and experience lost at a time when we need it more than ever.
“I’m redoubling my efforts to work with the profession to remove the barriers stopping people from achieving their full potential. I want the NHS to be a truly diverse and inclusive employer.”
The British Medical Association (BMA) said many of the recommendations in the report should be acted on immediately.
These include extending enhanced shared parental leave to all doctors in England, more NHS nurseries offering out-of-hours cover for shift work, and “equality in pay, transparency around pay and additional payments so that women working less than full-time are not penalised in their pocket”.
The BMA, which sat on the review’s steering group, said the report also recommended ensuring that career breaks were not damaging to career progression.
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