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The Gender Pay Gap and Irish Higher Education: University of Galway, a Case Study

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  • Laura Loftus

    (Office of the Vice-President for Equality and Diversity, University of Galway, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland)

  • Niall Madden

    (School of Mathematics Statistics & Applied Mathematics, University of Galway, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland)

  • P. Anne Scott

    (Office of the Vice-President for Equality and Diversity, University of Galway, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland)

  • Aoife Cooke

    (Office of the Vice-President for Equality and Diversity, University of Galway, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland)

  • Nicola McNicholas

    (Accounts, University of Galway, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland)

Abstract

This article presents the first comprehensive, multi-year study of the Gender Pay Gap (GPG) for a single higher education institution in Ireland. University of Galway has reported on its GPG annually since 2018. It identifies the key findings of these reports, focusing particularly on the 2022 report, while also highlighting trends and learnings from other years’ data. Staff cohorts are disaggregated, and details on the mean and median GPG are provided for each. The major contributors to the GPG at University of Galway are identified. These contributors also apply to the Irish Higher Education system more broadly. This study reveals that the mean GPG at University of Galway is driven by academic grades and the median GPG is driven by Professional Managerial and Support Service Staff grades, and that long-term sustained interventions will be required to narrow the gender pay gap at University of Galway.

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  • Laura Loftus & Niall Madden & P. Anne Scott & Aoife Cooke & Nicola McNicholas, 2023. "The Gender Pay Gap and Irish Higher Education: University of Galway, a Case Study," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 13(11), pages 1-16, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jadmsc:v:13:y:2023:i:11:p:239-:d:1275799
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