Women say treated equally
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MOST Shanghai women do not feel discriminated against in the workplace, according to a new survey.
However, there is a significant gap in salaries between men and women, the Shanghai Social Sciences Academy study found.
Just under 79 percent of 1,700 women questioned said they were treated equally to male colleagues.
While the remainder said they experienced discrimination, most believed this was based not on their sex but on employers favoring colleagues with stronger educational backgrounds.
However, the survey, published to coincide with International Women’s Day yesterday, found that women on average earned much less than men.
On average, a woman earns 4,492 yuan (US$718) per month — 1,380 yuan less than a man, it found.
And this gap widens to almost 2,000 yuan a month between the ages of 30 to 49 for mothers compared to fathers.
While the average earnings for a mother remain almost unchanged at 4,328 yuan, those for a father rise to 6,124 yuan, the survey found.
This was attributed to many women taking time out to have children and subsequently devoting more of their time and energies to raising them.
The survey also showed that 258 out of every 1,000 working women are promoted to management roles, compared to 372 out of 1,000 men.
Just over 3 percent of female managers are in top management — almost half the percentage for male managers.
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