4 ways to improve gender equality at work

Gender inequality has yet again been brought to the forefront, with female celebrities at the Golden Globes awards wearing black to show solidarity with victims of sexual harassment and gender inequality.

In addition, over in the UK, there was the resignation of Carrie Gracie, the International Editor for China at the BBC over pay disparity. The pay disclosure revealed Gracie was paid much less than two male international editors and she has resigned because she did not want to “collude” in unlawful pay discrimination.

HR Grapevine spoke to Peninsula’s Head of Advisory and Equality Expert, Kate Palmer to see what employers can do to improve gender equality.

“Employers have a legal duty to pay equal pay for equal work, regardless of the gender of the employees,” she explains. “There is, however, widespread recognition that there is a pay gap between the genders and the Government introduced the gender pay gap reporting requirements to force businesses to take action in this area.