Female graduates are passed over for the best jobs in
Scotland according to the Equality and Human Rights
Commission
Figures from a paper published by the Equality
and Human Rights Commission have indicated that there is a lack of
female talent in many of the top positions in Scotland. The report
looked at fourteen different occupation categories and found that
women were underrepresented in many of top jobs across Scotland
including Policing, Teaching, and Government positions.
The commission has highlighted the fact that many
female graduates
achieved better results than their male peers and that a lack of
top female graduate talent in top positions cannot be good for the
UK’s recovery.
Kaliani Lyle, Scotland Commissioner for the
Equality and Human Rights Commission had this to say
"Young women clearly have aspirations. They are graduating from
university in increasing numbers and their academic qualifications
are better than those of men.
Talented, educated young women are flooding the marketplace at
graduate level. But have a look a few years down the line. Many
have disappeared from the paid workforce or become trapped in the
layer below senior management.
Consequently, the higher ranks in many organisations are still
dominated by men, resulting in an avoidable loss of talent.
The high numbers of 'missing women' reflect barriers in
attitudes and working practices that need to be addressed. We
cannot afford to marginalise or reject talented people simply
because working practices are outdated or inflexible, or
traditional attitudes to gender roles are accepted without
question.
If Scotland is to have a strong and fair economic recovery, then
we have to ensure we unlock women's talent in the work place."
There was some promising information to come
from this report for Scotland’s brightest female graduates with more
women now appointed to senior positions than previously.
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