Men are 40 per cent more likely than women to be promoted in management roles, according to new research. The research from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and XpertHR found that, in the last year, men were continually promoted at a higher rate than women. Out of 60,000 UK employees surveyed, 14 per cent of male managers were given higher positions compared to 10 per cent of women. Even when it came to managers who had been working for the same employer for the past five years, 47 per cent of men were promoted compared to 39 per cent of women. The CMI found the difference in promotion rates was one of the main causes of the gender pay gap, which remained largely unchanged this year for managers - at 23.1 per cent compared to 22.8 per cent in 2015.
Men in the UK are 40% more likely to be promoted than women, according to data from the Chartered Management Institute and XpertHR. The report also found that women were less likely to have a promotion at all levels of their organisation compared with men. Legislation is set to come into force next year, making it compulsory for large UK companies to report on the pay gap between male and female employees.