2016 CRS Salary Survey reveals gender pay gap is closing and women are occupying more of the top jobs

LONDON, Jun. 02 /CSRwire/ – The results of the latest Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability (CRS) Salary Survey have revealed that not only is the pay gap between men and women working in the sector closing, but women are now occupying more of the top jobs.

Now in its sixth edition, the survey, which is the largest of its kind, has been developed to provide a comprehensive insight into the salaries & benefits, responsibilities and backgrounds of people working in the corporate responsibility and sustainability (CRS) sector.

While global average salaries for men have dropped by 1% this year (£67.4k in 2016 compared to £67.8k in 2014), women’s salaries have risen by 5.6 % (£55.1k this year compared to £52.2k in 2014.)

Analysis of gender distribution by job title has also revealed that an increasing number of senior roles are now occupied by women. In-house roles saw a 7% increase in the number of women at director/head of department level, taking the total to 44%.  There was also a pronounced increase in female representation at manager level with 59% CRS manager level jobs now occupied by women – an increase of 11% on 2014.

Within consultancies, the rise in women occupying senior roles was more modest with a 3% increase in women at director/partner taking the total to 30%.

Andy Cartland, founder and managing director of Acre said, “We were surprised to see the gender pay gap close so dramatically this year. Diversity has been a big topic within the sustainability community over the past two years, and the discussion appears to be having an impact”