Christine Murray
London, UK
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Comment on: The AJ is now on iPad - download it free today
I've been told authentication is back online - please try again and sorry for the inconvenience!
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Comment on: The AJ is now on iPad - download it free today
We're having trouble with our authentication - but the wizards are on it and it should be fixed soon. Will post a note when they've cracked it.
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Comment on: Better childcare needed to keep women in architecture, says Brooks
I agree with Alison, and add to her point that women don't have children on their own. The burden of childcare cost is too often represented as theirs alone, but childcare is a shared cost, just like children are a shared responsibility. As soon as we consider the cost of childcare against the parents' two salaries, not one, a new picture of what is affordable emerges.
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Comment on: Glass ceiling pay gap revealed: 26% of women directors earn less
In our experience, companies are more likely to falsify or misrepresent salary levels than individuals.
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Comment on: Glass ceiling pay gap revealed: 26% of women directors earn less
We asked 891 people for their job title and salary rate, 191 men and 700 women, as well as a range of quantitative and qualitative questions - a mix of fact and perception. This is consistent with good research - perception is important in gauging the distance between any perceived pay gap and fact. You will see this done in surveys on crime perception and fact, for example. As for the facts, when we compare what respondents have given as their age, job title, salary and location, and compare this information to data we've collected in the AJ State of the Profession survey, the 191 men responding to the Women in Architecture survey, and the RIBA salary bands, it is an unfortunate fact that many women are paid less than men of equal age, job role or experience.
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