LONDON, September 9 /PRNewswire/ --

- Survey Compares Workplace Equality in the U.S. and Seven European
Countries: Female Workers in Germany are the Most Likely of Workers Surveyed
to Report Wage Discrimination, Female Workers in the Netherlands are the
Least Likely

The Battle of the Sexes continues in the workplace according to a new
survey from CareerBuilder.co.uk. Although employers are increasingly
introducing programs to promote equality, 30 per cent of female workers in
the United Kingdom say they feel they are paid less than their counterparts
of the opposite sex with the same skills and qualifications. Thirteen per
cent of men in the UK say they feel they are paid less than their female
counterparts. The CareerBuilder.co.uk survey, "Workplace Equality," included
more than 3,700 workers across seven European countries and also surveyed
workers in the United States.

Overall, 38 per cent of the female European workers surveyed, believe
they experience pay discrimination when compared to their male counterparts
with the same qualifications. Female workers in Germany (45 per cent) were
the most likely of those surveyed to report wage discrimination and women in
the Netherlands (28 per cent) were the least likely to report wage
discrimination.

Per cent of women workers who say they are paid less than their male
counterparts with the same skills and qualifications:

-- Germany 45 per cent
    -- France: 43 per cent
    -- Italy: 36 per cent
    -- Sweden: 35 per cent
    -- United Kingdom: 30 per cent
    -- Spain: 30 per cent
    -- Netherlands: 28 per cent
    -- United States: 34 per cent
    -- Europe Overall: 38 per cent



Other Areas of Discrimination

Pay isn't the only area where women say they are experiencing
discrimination. Nearly a quarter (24 per cent) of female workers in the UK
say they have fewer career advancement opportunities than their counterparts
of the opposite sex with the same skills and qualifications, 17 per cent say
they get fewer training and learning opportunities and 12 per cent say they
have less workplace flexibility.

Comparing countries, female workers in the Netherlands are the least
likely of those surveyed to feel discrimination when it comes to career
advancement and female workers in the Italy are the most likely to report
this type of discrimination.

Per cent of women workers who say they have fewer career advancement
opportunities than their counterparts of the opposite sex with the same
skills and qualifications:

-- Italy: 50 per cent
    -- France: 43 per cent
    -- Germany: 40 per cent
    -- Spain: 34 per cent
    -- Sweden: 27 per cent
    -- United Kingdom: 24 per cent
    -- Netherlands: 20 per cent
    -- United States: 26 per cent
    -- Europe Overall: 37 per cent



"While female workers in the UK reported less discrimination than
European workers overall, there is still much work to be done to promote
equality in the workplace," said Tony Roy, Managing Director of
CareerBuilder.co.uk. "Companies recognise the competitive advantage a diverse
workforce provides and are placing more emphasis on recruitment and retention
practices that encourage equality."

Perceptions of Discrimination

When asked to what they attribute getting paid less and/or having fewer
career advancement opportunities than their male counterparts, 36 per cent of
UK women say men tend to be more aggressive in their compensation
negotiations. More than one-third (34 per cent) of women say management tends
to show favoritism to members of the opposite sex and 27 per cent say men
tend to schmooze more with the boss. Nearly a quarter (24 per cent) of women
workers in the UK say men tend to get better or more high profile projects
and 18 per cent say men are perceived as needing to have more money to
support their families.

Survey Methodology

This survey was conducted online within France, Germany, Italy, The
Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the US, respectively, by
Harris Interactive on behalf of CareerBuilder.com among 3,711 employees from
France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom
(sample sizes per country range from 337 to 656), and 7,960 employees from
the US (employed full-time; not self-employed and non government) ages 18 and
over between May 22, and June 27, 2008. Based on the pure probability of each
country's sample size, one could say with a 95 per cent probability that the
respective sampling error per non-US country range from 3.83 to 5.34 per
centage points, and +/- 1.1 per centage points for the US. Sampling error for
data from sub-samples is higher and varies.

About CareerBuilder.co.uk

CareerBuilder UK is one of the most visited online job sites in the
United Kingdom, with more than one million unique visitors in June 2008,
according to comScore. Owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), Tribune
Company, The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI) and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:
MSFT), CareerBuilder.co.uk powers the career centres for more than 160
individual UK sites that reach national, local, industry and niche audiences.
Job seekers visit CareerBuilder.co.uk every month to search for opportunities
by industry, location, company and job type, sign up for automatic e-mail job
alerts, and get advice on job hunting and career management. For more
information about CareerBuilder products and services, visit
http://www.careerbuilder.co.uk.

Media Contact:
    CareerBuilder.co.uk
    Tanya Flynn
    +1-773-527-1164
    Mobile: +1-773-607-9663
    Tanya.Flynn@careerbuilder.com


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