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Friday 12 Aug 2022 @ 10:20
Association for Project Management

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UNEQUAL PAY IS MAIN BARRIER FOR WOMEN IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT, NEW STUDY REVEALS



A new survey by Association for Project Management (APM) has revealed the
differences between what male and female project professionals consider to be
the biggest barrier preventing more women entering the project profession.



The survey of 1,000 project professionals (from junior to director level),
undertaken with research company Censuswide, shows that of the 308 female
respondents, a third (33.4%) say that unequal pay is the main barrier, followed
by gender stereotyping (32.5%) and not enough women having taken STEM subjects
while studying at school, college or university (29%). 

However, among the male respondents to the survey, the most common reason as to
why more women aren’t joining the project profession is that it’s still being
perceived as male dominated (cited by 31.5% of male respondents). 

The findings shine new light on workplace diversity, gender equality and women’s
career journeys; topics that APM will be exploring its upcoming Women in Project
Management conference. 

APM’s survey also highlights the different opinions of project professionals
within different industry sectors. For example, among those working in
engineering, 43% said gender stereotyping is the biggest barrier for women
entering their profession, as well as professionals working in telecoms, where
40% say it’s the biggest barrier. 

Unequal levels of pay are considered as the biggest barrier to women entering
project management as a career within the financial services sector (38%) and in
technology (40%). And too few women taking STEM subjects at school, college or
university is considered to be biggest barrier for women entering the project
profession for those in the transport and logistics (35% of respondents in this
sector) and construction (40%) sectors. 

Professor Adam Boddison, Chief Executive of APM, yesterday said:

> “Our latest findings highlight that there are still challenges to overcome in
> seeing more women entering the project profession. As the profession's
> chartered membership organisation, we would call on men in the profession –
> especially those with responsibility for hiring new people into the workplace
> – to take close heed of these findings and to be mindful of how their own
> perceptions of issues around equality may differ from the actual experiences
> of women.
> 
> “APM is committed to raising awareness and supporting our members and the
> wider project profession in understanding the issues affecting women in the
> profession and in considering what more can be done to improve equality and
> inclusivity in the workplace. We look forward to welcoming attendees to our
> upcoming Women in Project Management conference in September where people of
> all genders will be able to share insights, hear new ideas and acquire
> knowledge on these issues and many others.” 

APM’s most recent Salary and Market Trends Survey highlights the salary figures
for men and women working in the project profession, and it reveals a gender pay
gap of 24%. 

Although there was some positive change outlined in the report, with women
making up a growing proportion of those earning between £50,000 and £69,999 – up
from 20% from the previous year to 24% – the Salary and Market Trends Survey
found that women are still over-represented in roles where lower salaries are
the norm: they account for four out of five project administrators (79%), while
representing 57% of part-time workers. By contrast only 22% of consultants, who
enjoy higher average salaries, are women. 

APM’s new survey also asked the profession what they considered to be main
barrier for both men and women being recruited into the profession, with lack of
awareness of project management as a career choice (30%) coming out on top,
followed by a lack of skilled individuals (28%), and budget restrictions (28%). 

Turning from barriers to opportunities for the profession, pivoting to new
energy sources (32.5% of respondents), tackling climate change and working
towards net zero (32%), and AI, automation and big data (32%) were considered to
be the biggest opportunities for the profession over the next five years – for
both male and female professionals.

 


Channel website: https://www.apm.org.uk/

Original article link:
https://www.apm.org.uk/news/unequal-pay-is-main-barrier-for-women-in-project-management-new-study-reveals/


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