PRH 'disappointed' as gender pay gap widens

Penguin Random House has said it is “disappointed” after the company's gender pay gap widened by 2.1% over the past year, but insists new initiatives mean it is making long-term progress. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Macmillan pay gap closes as men's bonuses rise

The median gender pay gap at Macmillan Publishing International Limited has closed slightly to 28% in favour of women while the difference in bonus payments for men has risen, according to its new report. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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The gender gap in the number of children who say they enjoy reading has narrowed, with boys aged 11 lagging only 9 percentage points behind girls of the same age, according to the Read On. Get On coalition. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Women in Publishing reactivates, schedules pay gap meeting

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Perminder Mann gets Wikipedia entry to help close site's 'gender page gap'

Bonnier Publishing c.e.o. Perminder Mann is being given a Wikipedia entry as part of a drive to close Wikipedia's "gender page gap" through a series of "edit-a-thons" organised by the platform with Bloomberg as part of a programme from London mayor Sadiq Khan during London Tech Week.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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A study examining the "gender price gap" in the American publishing industry claims to show that books by men are valued more highly than books by women. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Report finds £23k 'class pay gap' in publishing

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Men dominate trade’s senior positions, pay gap data shows

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Oxford University Press reveals 12.6% pay gap

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Springer Nature reports 15.12% pay gap

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PRH UK to pay work experience interns in diversity drive

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PRH to Reinvent Its U.K. Grantham Book Services Warehouse as European Hub for PRH US

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