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The shattered glass ceiling and a narrowing gender pay gap in NHS foundation trusts: gender and salaries of chief executives

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  • Sheila Ellwood
  • Javier Garcia-Lacalle
  • Sonia Royo

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Female chief executive officers (CEOs) of NHS foundation trusts have increased from 37% in 2012/13 to 47% in 2017/18. This paper shows that, in the five-year period analysed, the gender pay gap (GPG) has narrowed to become insignificant. The paper suggests the improvement of female presence and the narrowing of the GPG go hand-in-hand, at least for these public sector top managers. It also provides indication that the GPG is multifaceted, women may sacrifice high salaries for future financial security. Women and men could also be negotiating salaries in a different way, signalling gender traits differences.For CEOs of NHS foundation trusts gender parity has been reached. In this context over a five-year period (2013–2018), salary differences between female and male CEOs have narrowed to an insignificant level. Results suggest that shattering the glass ceiling helps to reduce the GPG, and hence gender inequalities. However, the study also provides original insights into different components of the GPG: salary and pension benefits and the interplay of female risk aversion. Political leaders must take a wide perspective on pay when considering how to achieve their espoused aims of removing gender inequality.

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  • Sheila Ellwood & Javier Garcia-Lacalle & Sonia Royo, 2020. "The shattered glass ceiling and a narrowing gender pay gap in NHS foundation trusts: gender and salaries of chief executives," Public Money & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(1), pages 31-41, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:pubmmg:v:40:y:2020:i:1:p:31-41
    DOI: 10.1080/09540962.2019.1621052
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    2. Tove Faber Frandsen & Rasmus Højbjerg Jacobsen & Jakob Ousager, 2020. "Gender gaps in scientific performance: a longitudinal matching study of health sciences researchers," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 124(2), pages 1511-1527, August.
    3. Nkechinyelu Ann Edeh & Sarah Riley & Patrizia Kokot‐Blamey, 2022. "The production of difference and “becoming Black”: The experiences of female Nigerian doctors and nurses working in the National Health Service," Gender, Work and Organization, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 29(2), pages 520-535, March.

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