Fall In Women Being Given Top Civil Service Jobs A Concern To Some

The annual report from Whitehall Watchdogs shows a big decrease in the number of women gaining senior positions in civil service jobs. This number has actually fallen below its previous low point in 2004.

This goes along with concerning studies that women are still more likely to receive a salary that is below the rate advertised. Of the seven positions which receive a salary higher than their advertised rate, men received five while women only received two. There were ten that paid below the rate advertise and half of these went to female employees.

There are counter reports though. There are several commissioners in the civil service branch who watch that senior appointments in Whitehall go to the best candidate with merit in mind. They issued a statement that as the number of overall top appointments fell, more women made their way into the most important jobs. There are 29 senior appointments that are viewed as very important. 28% of these went to women from 2007 to 2008 as opposed to only 24% in the year before.

There is still a drop overall. 105 positions in all are viewed as senior. Only 24% of these positions were filled by women from 2007 to 2008, when the numbers in the year before registered at 27%, with 32% advancing in the year before that.

The civil service commissioners in charge have stated that this situation will be monitored next year to prevent an unfair decline.

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