The Forestry Commission in the UK has published its gender pay gap report for the 2020-2021 year it publishes the mean and medium gender pay gaps, the bonus pay gap and the proportions of male and female employees in each pay quartile. Source: Timberbiz
The average (mean) hourly rate for males is 4.6% higher than females. The median gender pay gap is lower than the mean gender pay gap at 6.1%. This means that of all the male and female employees of the Forestry Commission, the middle male salary is 6.1% higher than the middle female salary. This has decreased since the 2018-2019 pay gap publication which previously had a Mean of 8.7% and a Median of 5.71%.
The lower quartile of staff comprises 42% female staff and the upper quartile comprises 38%. This compares with the wider Forestry Commission population of 42% female. To reduce the pay gap further we would need to see more women in the upper pay quartile.
Forestry work has historically attracted fewer female candidates than male candidates. This is particularly the case in forestry operational roles.
This imbalance is improving, and the proportion of female employees has increased over the past few years from 35% to 42%. In 2005 the gender pay gap at the Forestry Commission was 21%. Significant work has been undertaken over recent years to reduce this to the current position.
Download the report here:FC_Gender_Pay_Gap_Report_2020-2021__002_
