The Fawcett Society has published its 2022 Sex and Power Index (pdf) – the biennial report which charts the progress towards equal representation for women in top jobs across the UK.
The report reveals overall slow progress in the majority of sectors and shows that women are outnumbered by men 2:1 in positions of power.
Fawcett is calling for:
- Targets set to increase the number of women in positions of power and actions plans put in place to ensure they are met.
- Improved Pay Gap Reporting – which includes intersectional ethnicity pay gap reporting, the threshold for reporting reduced to employers with 100+ employees, and publication of mandatory action plans.
- Action plans must be established by co-ordinating bodies in sectors where women of colour are missing from the top.
- Flexible working as default for all job roles, where it is possible.