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Publication - Research and analysis

Pay and career progression experiences of women aged over 50 in Scotland: research

Published
19 July 2022
Part of
Equality and rights
ISBN
9781804356128

This report presents the findings of a qualitative exploration of the pay and career experiences of women aged over 50 in Scotland. It also makes recommendations for improvements to workplace practices to better support this demographic. The work was commissioned by the Fair Work Convention.

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Appendix A: Female workers in Scotland, by sectors

Table A1: Workforce jobs by male and female part-time and full-time workers in Scotland, Information and Communication. These numbers are depicted in Figure 1.
Date Male FT Male FT, % of all Male PT Male PT, % of all Female FT Female FT, % of all Female PT Female PT, % of all Male Total Male % of all Female Total Female % of all Total
1996 26,971 58% 3,371 7% 10,462 22% 5,773 12% 30,342 65% 16,235 35% 46,577
1997 29,455 55% 3,524 7% 13,203 25% 7,168 13% 32,979 62% 20,371 38% 53,350
1998 28,988 55% 3,934 7% 12,451 24% 7,087 14% 32,922 63% 19,538 37% 52,460
1999 32,041 55% 3,637 6% 17,128 29% 5,846 10% 35,678 61% 22,974 39% 58,652
2000 35,162 52% 4,313 6% 19,370 29% 8,601 13% 39,475 59% 27,971 41% 67,446
2001 40,039 54% 4,469 6% 19,040 26% 10,816 15% 44,508 60% 29,856 40% 74,364
2002 38,909 54% 4,785 7% 18,236 25% 9,764 14% 43,694 61% 28,000 39% 71,694
2003 41,963 56% 7,215 10% 15,722 21% 10,316 14% 49,178 65% 26,038 35% 75,216
2004 42,312 57% 5,016 7% 17,960 24% 9,355 13% 47,328 63% 27,315 37% 74,643
2005 40,168 54% 6,464 9% 16,695 23% 10,702 14% 46,632 63% 27,397 37% 74,029
2006 40,688 53% 6,736 9% 18,753 24% 10,975 14% 47,424 61% 29,728 39% 77,152
2007 41,200 55% 5,666 8% 18,772 25% 8,784 12% 46,866 63% 27,556 37% 74,422
2008 43,568 57% 7,275 10% 16,923 22% 8,006 11% 50,843 67% 24,929 33% 75,772
2009 40,157 58% 6,209 9% 14,007 20% 8,904 13% 46,366 67% 22,911 33% 69,277
2010 43,182 62% 4,538 6% 14,221 20% 7,945 11% 47,720 68% 22,166 32% 69,886
2011 42,562 66% 3,450 5% 13,146 20% 5,543 9% 46,012 71% 18,689 29% 64,701
2012 45,798 60% 9,265 12% 15,412 20% 6,266 8% 55,063 72% 21,678 28% 76,741
2013 39,434 57% 6,065 9% 14,878 21% 9,041 13% 45,499 66% 23,919 34% 69,418
2014 46,560 64% 4,731 7% 12,285 17% 8,842 12% 51,291 71% 21,127 29% 72,418
2015 41,153 62% 3,107 5% 13,484 20% 8,741 13% 44,260 67% 22,225 33% 66,485
2016 48,264 59% 4,427 5% 20,177 25% 8,298 10% 52,691 65% 28,475 35% 81,166
2017 42,408 59% 4,972 7% 18,256 25% 6,830 9% 47,380 65% 25,086 35% 72,466
2018 51,129 59% 2,640 3% 22,818 26% 10,270 12% 53,769 62% 33,088 38% 86,857
2019 61,220 59% 6,655 6% 25,142 24% 10,640 10% 67,875 65% 35,782 35% 103,657
2020 58,335 60% 7,116 7% 22,194 23% 10,155 10% 65,451 67% 32,349 33% 97,800
Table A2. Workforce jobs by male and female part-time and full-time workers in Scotland, Finance and Insurance. These numbers are depicted in Figure 2.
Date Male FT Male FT, % of all Male PT Male PT, % of all Female FT Female FT, % of all Female PT Female PT, % of all Male Total Male % of all Female Total Female % of all Total
1996 34,447 40% 823 1% 40,442 47% 10,355 12% 35,270 41% 50,797 59% 86,067
1997 34,883 39% 1,835 2% 38,997 44% 12,991 15% 36,718 41% 51,988 59% 88,706
1998 37,750 43% 1,428 2% 36,994 42% 11,160 13% 39,178 45% 48,154 55% 87,332
1999 41,514 44% 1,839 2% 38,541 41% 11,766 13% 43,353 46% 50,307 54% 93,660
2000 38,959 38% 2,529 2% 44,369 44% 15,663 15% 41,488 41% 60,032 59% 101,520
2001 41,815 41% 3,419 3% 42,844 42% 14,667 14% 45,234 44% 57,511 56% 102,745
2002 47,862 42% 3,653 3% 47,205 41% 15,217 13% 51,515 45% 62,422 55% 113,937
2003 43,184 37% 3,722 3% 48,400 42% 20,760 18% 46,906 40% 69,160 60% 116,066
2004 44,500 37% 2,761 2% 49,300 41% 23,076 19% 47,261 40% 72,376 60% 119,637
2005 44,086 38% 2,986 3% 46,982 41% 20,845 18% 47,072 41% 67,827 59% 114,899
2006 40,225 40% 2,287 2% 40,590 40% 17,135 17% 42,512 42% 57,725 58% 100,237
2007 41,688 40% 2,805 3% 42,153 41% 17,147 17% 44,493 43% 59,300 57% 103,793
2008 44,607 43% 1,656 2% 41,138 39% 17,457 17% 46,263 44% 58,595 56% 104,858
2009 36,675 41% 1,350 1% 35,711 40% 16,430 18% 38,025 42% 52,141 58% 90,166
2010 44,610 46% 1,874 2% 34,405 36% 15,382 16% 46,484 48% 49,787 52% 96,271
2011 40,707 45% 1,679 2% 32,932 37% 14,171 16% 42,386 47% 47,103 53% 89,489
2012 36,484 43% 1,279 2% 32,105 38% 14,470 17% 37,763 45% 46,575 55% 84,338
2013 38,304 42% 3,378 4% 31,711 34% 18,550 20% 41,682 45% 50,261 55% 91,943
2014 41,226 45% 2,784 3% 32,681 36% 14,348 16% 44,010 48% 47,029 52% 91,039
2015 35,862 43% 4,413 5% 30,712 36% 13,196 16% 40,275 48% 43,908 52% 84,183
2016 39,441 44% 2,219 3% 31,480 35% 15,562 18% 41,660 47% 47,042 53% 88,702
2017 40,374 47% 2,326 3% 30,573 36% 12,495 15% 42,700 50% 43,068 50% 85,768
2018 38,686 47% 2,040 2% 29,302 36% 11,708 14% 40,726 50% 41,010 50% 81,736
2019 38,228 42% 1,505 2% 32,820 36% 18,530 20% 39,733 44% 51,350 56% 91,083
2020 39,870 46% 1,722 2% 34,083 39% 11,680 13% 41,592 48% 45,763 52% 87,355

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