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Scotland's areas with the biggest gender pay gaps unveiled in new list
10.03.2022 - 16:03 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Women in Scotland are paid 10.2 per cent less than men on average, new research has revealed.
Following International Women's Day, a team of financial experts at Forbes Advisor explored whether or not there continues to be gender pay gap problem across Scotland.
Using ONS data, the experts examined the pay gap for full time employee within every local authority in Scotland.
The findings showed that some areas are paying men over 20 per cent more than woman.
The research found that East Dunbartonshire has the biggest gender pay gap in Scotland, with men being paid 26.6 per cent more than women.
This is well over double Scotland’s average gender pay gap.
Aberdeenshire is the second worst area for gender pay gaps, with men enjoying 22.1 per cent more pay than women.
Other areas including Inverclyde, Renfrewshire and Aberdeen City were also identified as places with the largest gaps, with men earning 18.6 per cent, 17.9 per cent and 17.1 per cent more than women respectively.
At the other end of the scale, Dumfries and Galloway and North Ayrshire in Scotland are the only areas in the country where women earn more than men.
In Dumfries and Galloway, women earn 7 per cent more than men, and in North Ayrshire, women earn 4.6 per cent more than men on average.
The Scottish Highlands, Stirling and Angus were also found to have smaller gender pay gaps than the rest of Scotland.
In the Scottish Highlands, men earn 0.9 per cent more than women, and in Stirling and Angus, they earn 1.6 per cent and 2.2 per cent more than women respectively.
Scotland area
Rank
How much more men earn than women (%)
East Dunbartonshire
1
26.9
Aberdeenshire
2
22.1
Inverclyde
3
20.1
Renfrewshire
4
18.6
Aberdeen City
5
17.9
Moray
6
17.1
Perth and Kinross
7
16.9
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