Times Higher Education have released their annual pay survey, exposing "damning gender pay gaps" amongst academics.
They revealed the universities at which the gender pay gap is highest, using figures provided by the Higher Education Statistics Agency. The study indicated there have been some slow improvements towards more equal pay in recent years, with the gap closing continuously since 2010-2011: from 12.3% then, to 10.5% on average for all academics in 2016. At present, the average female academic's salary is at 89.5% of the average male's.
When considering the gender pay gap at professorial level alone, the disparity in pay was smaller, but it does not appear to be closing at all. In fact, the gap widened very slightly last year and the year before.
There is hope for more progress, though. As the report says, "universities will soon be scrutinised like never before on this issue, since most of them will be covered by a new law that obliges all large organisations to publish their gender pay gaps by the spring of 2018."
It's the league table your university doesn't want to feature on. Here are the top 10 highest gender pay gaps for full-time academics:
1. University of Aberdeen
Average female salary: £45,217
Average male salary: £54,483
Gender pay gap: £9,266 (17.01%)
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2. King's College London
Average female salary: £47,034
Average male salary: £56,542
Gender pay gap: £9,508 (16.82%)
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3. University of Cambridge
Average female salary: £40,914
Average male salary: £48,729
Gender pay gap: £7,815 (16.04%)
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4. Cardiff University
Average female salary: £45,934
Average male salary: £54,454
Gender pay gap: £8,520 (15.65%)
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5. Keele University
Average female salary: £45,183
Average male salary: £53,413
Gender pay gap: £8,230 (15.41%)
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6. City, University of London
Average female salary: £57,704
Average male salary: £68,161
Gender pay gap: £10,457 (15.34%)
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7. Swansea University
Average female salary: £41,942
Average male salary: £49,505
Gender pay gap: £7,563 (15.28%)
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8. University of Leicester
Average female salary: £46,145
Average male salary: £54,423
Gender pay gap: £8,278 (15.21%)
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9. University of Birmingham
Average female salary: £45,112
Average male salary: £53,145
Gender pay gap: £8,033 (15.12%)
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10. Newcastle University
Average female salary: £43,579
Average male salary: £51,168
Gender pay gap: £7,589 (14.83%)
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