Women 'weathering recession better'

My Account
Logout

Create an Evening Standard Account

Use your social network

Save time by using your existing account to sign in to Evening Standard

We'll never share your information or post anything to your account without your permission

Welcome! Sign in here

Use your social network

Save time by using your existing account to sign in to Evening Standard

We'll never share your information or post anything to your account without your permission

Forgot your password ?

Registration

* indicates fields that are mandatory

Email *

Password *

Confirm Password *

First name *

Surname *

Postcode *

Country *

Mobile phone number

Username *

Gender *

Year of birth *

When you sign up...

You will have access to all our online competitions, discounted offers and can post comments on our site.

You will also receive The Weekender newsletter sent every Thursday - it’s full of fantastic offers and ideas for the weekend. You can update your email preferences in your account page when you log in.

Other newsletters and emails

Homes & Property Newsletter - Yes I want to receive the weekly email with all the latest news on property in the capital

Occasionally we would also like to send you relevant emails detailing specific offers either from ourselves or carefully selected partners. If you would prefer not to receive these then please tick the appropriate boxes below. We will never pass on your details.

I do not want to receive additional offers and information from the Evening Standard

I do not want to receive additional offers and information sent by Evening Standard on behalf of carefully selected partners

Terms and Conditions

* I have read, understood and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of Evening Standard

Registration

Mail Sent for Registration Confirmation.

A confirmation email has been sent. Please activate your account by clicking on the activation link sent in your mail box.

A study of almost 46,000 adults showed that labour turnover among women has dropped to a five-year low of 4.3%, compared with 4.8% for men.

The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) said the findings may be due to female executives accepting job transfers rather than redundancy.

Around one in 12 women in junior jobs have switched departments in the past year, twice as many as men, the study found.

The survey also revealed that the pay of male and female managers rose at the same rate - 4.9% - this year, although women still earned over £11,000 less than their male counterpart.

Ruth Spellman, chief executive of the CMI said: "Employers may be mistaking equal pay rises for equal pay, and whilst any increase in take-home pay will be welcomed in a recession, it appears that the glass ceiling remains in place and has been reinforced with concrete.

"If the focus remains on yearly increases, the arrival of pay parity will never occur."

Nationally, female directors are earning £119,229 while their male counterparts take home £139,080, according to the report.