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More than a third of women have experienced barriers to advancement during their career, according to new research from specialist recruiter Robert Half UK.
However, a separate study also shows that nearly half (47%) of HR directors believe women are in fact advancing their careers on par with men in the workplace, displaying a clear mismatch in perceptions between employees and HR directors.
More than four in ten (42%) women aged between 18-34 say they have personally faced a gender barrier, followed by 34% of those aged between 35-54 and 26% of women aged 55 and over.
Of those women who have experienced inequality at work, over a third (35%) say they believe male colleagues at the same level earn more than they do. Thirty one per cent indicate they are assigned work that is below their level and are therefore unable to demonstrate their abilities, while almost one in five (19%) say that junior colleagues don’t take instructions from them, but will do from male colleagues of equal seniority.
In a bid to alleviate this gap in the workplace, nearly half of employees (49%) think companies should provide flexible working opportunities, identified by 39% of males and 48% of females. A further 43% want UK organisations to review pay grades, with 23% looking for workshops such as within management training and confidence building (23%).
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