Close the Gap

Working to close
the gender pay gap

We work with businesses to support them in identifying and addressing issues with pay and progression within their organisations. We work with trade unions to promote positive action to address pay gaps in individual workplaces.

Close the Gap

Women are paid
14% less than men

The gender pay gap is bad for women, bad for business and bad for Scotland’s economy.

Close the Gap

Women working part-time
are paid 35% less than men

Close the Gap is a partnership initiative which aims to improve awareness amongst employers and employees about the pay gap.

Close the Gap

67% of public sector
workers are women

We work with organisations to tackle the causes of the gender pay gap.

Close the Gap

9% of engineering
professionals are women

We work with organisations to tackle the causes of the gender pay gap.

Close the Gap

10% of science, engineering and
technology managers are women

We support organisations to tackle the gender pay gap in Scotland’s key economic sectors.

Close The Gap

Employer

Taking action to close the pay gap in your company could boost productivity and protect your company from costly tribunal claims.

Individuals

Equal pay makes a difference to the lives of working men and women. You can help make pay fair in your workplace.

Taking action to close the pay gap in your company could boost productivity and protect your company from costly tribunal claims.

Union Rep

Fair pay is equal pay. As a workplace rep you have an important role to play in promoting pay equity for men and women.

Taking action to close the pay gap in your company could boost productivity and protect your company from costly tribunal claims.

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Close the Gap

Working to close the gender pay gap

We work with businesses to support them in identifying and addressing issues with pay and progression within their organisations. We work with trade unions to promote positive action to address pay gaps in individual workplaces.

Close the Gap

Women are paid 14% less than men

The gender pay gap is bad for women, bad for business and bad for Scotland’s economy.

Close the Gap

Women working part-time are paid 35% less than men

Close the Gap is a partnership initiative which aims to improve awareness amongst employers and employees about the pay gap.

Close the Gap

67% of public sector workers are women

We work with organisations to tackle the causes of the gender pay gap.

Close the Gap

9% of engineering professionals are women

We work with organisations to tackle the causes of the gender pay gap.

Close the Gap

10% of science, engineering and technology managers are women

We support organisations to tackle the gender pay gap in Scotland’s key economic sectors.

Close The Gap

Employer

Individuals

Union Rep

Be What You Want

Twitter feed

Latest from the blog

Poll

Working to close
the gender pay gap

Women are paid
14% less than men

Women working part-time
are paid 35% less than men

67% of public sector
workers are women

9% of engineering
professionals are women

10% of science, engineering and
technology managers are women