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Gender Inequality & Imbalance In Business: 2021 UK Facts & Statistics

Gender Imbalance Facts

Across different job roles and industries, a lack of diversity between genders has proven controversial, but what is the true extent of the issue? We have gone in-depth to see where the problem lies, going from Universities to the Boardroom.

Higher Education Vs Industry

Total number of students currently enrolled by subject in the UK female vs male.

SubjectFemaleMale
Medicine & dentistry37,33528,660
Agriculture & related subjects11,8557,350
Computer science16,04077,170
Engineering & technology26,955134,340
Law53,54534,035
Business & administrative studies161,450165,325
Mass communications & documentation28,77519,825
Education124,96039,405
Total number in HE overall1,273,335992,370

Percentage of students female vs male in the UK:

SubjectFemaleMale
Medicine & dentistry56.57%43.43%
Agriculture & related subjects61.73%38.27%
Computer science17.21%82.79%
Engineering & technology16.71%83.29%
Law61.14%38.86%
Business & administrative studies49.41%50.59%
Mass communications & documentation59.21%40.79%
Education76.03%23.97%
In HE overall56.20%43.80%

Gender Distribution By Profession

Selected Profession% of women in profession
Nurses88%
Teachers (secondary)60%
Solicitors45%
Doctors44%
Accountants43%
Police Officers26%
IT Specialists17%
Civil Engineers11%

Gender Across Sectors

For the key industries, there are disparities in both job type and salary. See how the different sectors compare below.

 Gender Pay GapPROPORTION OF FEMALES IN ROLES BY INDUSTRY
CONSUMER49%
RoleJuniorMid-LevelSeniorCEOs
% of women33%26%16%10%
ENERGY31%
RoleJuniorMid-LevelSeniorCEOs
% of women24%19%11%0%
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND INVESTORS38%
RoleJuniorMid-LevelSeniorCEOs
% of women43%33%20%9%
HEALTHCARE15%
RoleJuniorMid-LevelSeniorCEOs
% of women39%31%15%6%
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY25%
RoleJuniorMid-LevelSeniorCEOs
% of women32%21%11%5%
MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT AND INFORMATION 18%
RoleJuniorMid-LevelSeniorCEOs
% of women35%25%25%13%

In the Boardroom

Many nations are doing their bit to close the gap in terms of having females at the very top of companies. We’ve highlighted the best and worst countries for disparity in boardroom.

Bottom 5

CountryMenWomen
Hungary95.45%4.55%
Czech Republic93.83%6.17%
Russia92.50%7.50%
Portugal89.91%10.09%
Greece85.71%14.29%

Top 5

CountryMenWomen
Norway60.29%39.71%
Sweden62.34%37.66%
France62.52%37.48%
Italy67.80%32.20%
Finland69.12%30.88%

Global Average

CountryMenWomen
United Kingdom73.75%26.25%
United States80.08%19.92%
Global 201681.51%18.49%
Glob al 201484.76%15.24%

Sources:

  • https://www.hesa.ac.uk/news/11-01-2018/sfr247-higher-education-student-statistics/subjects
  • https://www.egonzehnder.com/gbda
  • http://reports.weforum.org/future-of-jobs-2016/consumer/
  • hesa.ac.uk
  • egonzehnder.com
  • reports.weforum.org
  • summer.harvard.edu
  • statista.com
  • ons.gov.uk

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