Women on boards of FTSE 100 companies paid only a fraction of what men receive

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The number of female directors of major UK-listed companies has been rising but the vast majority hold lower-paid non-executive roles rather than being responsible for the day-to-day leadership of those companies.

The report said that despite progress in increasing the number of women on boards much more needed to be doneWomen on FTSE 100 boards are on average paid 73% less than their male counterparts, new research shows.

Analysis by New Street Consulting Group found that female directors at the UK's biggest listed companies are paid an average £237,000.'More work to do' to boost boardroom diversity It represents a gender pay gap which is much bigger than the 15.5% disparity across the UK workforce as a whole. The gulf in pay is explained by the fact that 91% of women on FTSE 100 boards hold non-executive roles, the report said.These roles oversee and hold the business to account rather than running it on a day-to-day basis, which is the function of an executive.

 

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Men on boards of FTSE 100 companies only get a fraction of what women receive in divorce. Also they're both paid way too much

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Maybe they are not worth as much or bad negotiators.

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