It’s getting worse for women in STEM
Pay, satisfaction and opportunities are lacking
The data from the latest Royal Society of Chemistry Pay and Reward Survey is now out, and some of its findings make for rather grim reading.
There is good news: overall, wages are up – just. RSC members earn a median of £45,000 a year, which is a 1% increase on 2015. However, average wages have actually shrunk in academia, analysis, health and safety and environmental monitoring – largely due to greater numbers of younger chemists in these sectors. Unsurprisingly, less than half of chemists aged under 45 feel their pay is fair.