More women than men resign in charity sector
Howard Lake | 5 September 2007 | News
More women than men have resigned from their jobs in the charity sector in the last year, according to a new survey.
Findings from the Chartered Management Institute and Remuneration Economics show that resignation rates among women in the charity sector stand at 9.7 per cent, up from four per cent last year. Resignation rates are lower among men in the sector at 2.4 per cent, in keeping with figures that show women are more likely to quit their jobs. Fewer women than men are also likely to ask for ‘internal transfers’ if they are dissatisfied with their jobs.
Women generally enjoy faster career progression than men. The average female team leader is five years younger than her male counterpart, and female department heads are three years younger than their male equivalent.
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For the first time in a decade, efforts to close the gender pay gap appear to be stalling with only a 3.9 per cent increase in female earnings in the charity sector against a 6.3 per cent increase for men.
Director, marketing and corporate affairs at the CMI Jo Causon said: It is clear that the pull of promotion is not being matched by parity in pay. Despite the weight of legislation and the reality that reward should match responsibility, gender bias seems to be getting worse, not better.
However, the proportion of women as part of the UK workforce is still growing with 35.7 per cent of managers and directors being female against 31 per cent in 2006.
About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.