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Lenka Pincot Chief of Staff to the CEO| Project Management Institute Paris, France
What is your explanation for gender wage gap in project management profession? I just checked the new PM salary report published on PMI site. You see that experience, certification, project complexity makes a difference in salary which makes sense. But gender difference is big though almost 40% of PMs in US are women so I don’t think that those 40% would all work on entry positions.
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Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Sep 26, 2018 4:25 PM
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Hello Rami! There would be no gap at all! I think that gender aspects show that we have to improve as a society, these are very “antique” considerations regarding women.
Personally I think that many women give priority to raising their children and choose being not so active at work and in that case, they do not deserve the same wage that people (being women or men) that work more intensively, but not because of gender.
I like your thoughts and input Adriana
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Vincent Guerard Coach - Trainer - Speaker - Advisor| Freelance Mont-Royal, Quebec, Canada
Lenka,

I recently view two video in a serie call “Explain” that talk about two wage gap one concerning colour people the other woman. Found it interesting since it trace some of the source of this gap.

Many of those reasons have less impact in many country. Like here legislation split the child birth for men and women
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Sep 27, 2018 3:59 PM
Lenka Pincot
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Hi Vincent, countries definitely differ on this, as well as particular companies. I think the first step is awareness and then come policies trying to deal with that. It is a long run. Happy to hear it is working in some place like yours.
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Lenka Pincot Chief of Staff to the CEO| Project Management Institute Paris, France
Sep 26, 2018 4:25 PM
Replying to Adriana Cibelli
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Hello Rami! There would be no gap at all! I think that gender aspects show that we have to improve as a society, these are very “antique” considerations regarding women.
Personally I think that many women give priority to raising their children and choose being not so active at work and in that case, they do not deserve the same wage that people (being women or men) that work more intensively, but not because of gender.
Hi Adriana, I think it is actually very tough for women to choose not to be so active and give priority to raise children. Not all women have grandmas that would take care of their kids. Putting little babies to day care is not the best way how to make their start for life yet still many women have only this option. Nannies are quite expensive.
I believe women should not be penalized because they are responsible and want to raise their kids right and therefore take a career break to give their time to family. It is very difficult to get back to work after having kids, you are already seen as unreliable or not committed enough because you took that break.
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Lenka Pincot Chief of Staff to the CEO| Project Management Institute Paris, France
Sep 26, 2018 8:09 PM
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Lenka,

I recently view two video in a serie call “Explain” that talk about two wage gap one concerning colour people the other woman. Found it interesting since it trace some of the source of this gap.

Many of those reasons have less impact in many country. Like here legislation split the child birth for men and women
Hi Vincent, countries definitely differ on this, as well as particular companies. I think the first step is awareness and then come policies trying to deal with that. It is a long run. Happy to hear it is working in some place like yours.
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