{"id":4168,"date":"2016-06-07T00:21:17","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T16:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/06\/07\/this-university-just-made-one-simple-change-to-close-its-gender-pay-gap\/"},"modified":"2016-06-07T00:21:17","modified_gmt":"2016-06-06T16:21:17","slug":"this-university-just-made-one-simple-change-to-close-its-gender-pay-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/06\/07\/this-university-just-made-one-simple-change-to-close-its-gender-pay-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"This university just made one simple change to close its gender pay gap"},"content":{"rendered":"

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LONDON \u2014 A British university is giving each of its female professors a pay rise to wipe out its gender pay gap in one fell swoop.<\/span><\/p>\n

The University of Essex has pledged to increase female professors’ pay to bring it in line with the average salaries of male professors<\/p>\n

According to a statement, the university’s council has approved plans to give female professorial staff a “one-off uplift” to their salaries, to “ensure the pay gap in completely closed by October 2016.”<\/p>\n

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SEE ALSO: The gender pay gap is affecting kids’ pocket money, and it’s getting worse<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The move comes not long after an analysis by Times Higher Education (THE)\u00a0<\/span>revealed<\/a> that female academics are paid 11% less than men in the UK.<\/span> Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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