Architectures of Inequality

Gender Pay Inequity and Britain’s Finance Sector

Rachel Verdin (University of Sussex)

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English

Bristol University Press
24 June 2024

Social groups; Finance; Personnel & human resources management; Gender & the law

Series: Feminist Perspectives on Work and Organization

The gender pay gap is economically irrational and yet stubbornly persistent. In 2022, it stands at 14.9% in the UK. While it is shrinking, the rate of closure is slow, varied and by no means consistent.

Focusing on the finance industry known for its gender pay disparity, Architectures of Inequality explores the efforts being made to fix the inequity and the factors halting progress for the future.

Rachel Verdin provides an original conceptual framework drawing on company data, organisational policy and the experiences of working women to illustrate how entrenched pay inequity remains. Chapters provide a comprehensive assessment of both legal and organisational interventions alongside the experiences of women working in a range of finance firms. Interviewees reveal their practical experiences of the pay, bonus culture and workplace initiatives that are designed to offset these gaps. Their insight demonstrates the organisational blind spots regarding transparency around pay and the factors that impede the utility of workplace policies.

Architectures of Inequality will be of interest to researchers from business, law, sociology and economics. More broadly this book may also appeal to those interested in equality, diversity and inclusion, including those seeking to understand how regulatory and firm-based initiatives have affected gender equality measures.

By: Rachel Verdin (University of Sussex)
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781529245080
ISBN 10: 1529245087
Series: Feminist Perspectives on Work and Organization
Pages: 214
Publication Date: 24 June 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

1. Laying the Architectural Foundations 2. Regulating Equal Pay in Britain: 1970–2010 3. Regulating Equal Pay in Britain: The Equality Act 2010 and Beyond 4. Evaluating the Gender Pay Reporting Regulations 5. Pay Practices and Inequalities 6. Career Paths, Care Responsibilities and Contingent Choices 7. Organisational Norms, HRM and the Gap Between Policy and Practice 8. Contradictions of Transparency

Rachel Verdin is Research Fellow at the University of Sussex Business School.

Reviews for Architectures of Inequality: Gender Pay Inequity and Britain’s Finance Sector

""Drawing from an impressive array of research data, this is a compelling analysis of the problem of pay equality in the finance sector. It will be a go-to text for gender equality scholars and practitioners."" Hazel Conley, University of the West of England