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THE BRIEFING
Diversity
Overcoming Pay Disparities based on Ethnicity MIDDLE EAST
Nurul Sabri, a senior consultant at HKA, discusses the gender pay gap in the industry, and how ethnic minorities often face greater challenges when seeking parity March 2022 | MEConstructionNews.com
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here have been many discussions about gender diversity and equality in the construction industry as well as gender pay gap. For women working in the industry especially ethnic minority women, the challenges are even more acute. Not only is there a gender pay gap affecting women but in addition, ethnic minority women in the region are also subjected to alternate pay
structures based on ethnicity or race. The topic of pay disparity by ethnicity is not uncommon in the UK and US and has been widely discussed. It represents the unfair divergence between the pay of different groups of people by demographic characteristics. In my opinion, addressing not only the gender pay disparity, but also the ethnicity pay disparity, is key to fostering an equal and inclusive working environment.
