Insulate Magazine Issue 19
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The only independent trade magazine for the insulation industry<br />
Women in Insulation<br />
There is an average 10% pay gap between men and<br />
women in full time jobs and 34.5% in part time jobs.<br />
(Stonewall 2017) How do you feel the industry could assist<br />
in addressing this?<br />
The government has made the first move to<br />
address this. Companies and public-sector<br />
bodies with more than 250 employees must<br />
have now reported their gender pay gap by<br />
April 4, 2018. What will be interesting is how<br />
the government will act against companies<br />
that deliberately pay women less than men for<br />
doing the same work. The next step must be<br />
to challenge smaller companies who are also<br />
actively discriminating by gender.<br />
Anything you would like to add?<br />
The construction industry offers excellent career<br />
opportunities to all, changing building<br />
regulations ensure the industry continually<br />
evolves which makes it an exciting and fun<br />
industry to be a part of. We do however need<br />
more women entering the construction industry<br />
within technical and leadership roles. I<br />
have met some great people over the last 20+<br />
years working in a variety of different roles<br />
and look forward many more ahead.<br />
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