News Revealed: Female pharmacists may be underpaid by thousands of pounds each year Exclusive: There is a statistically significant gender pay gap in pharmacy, with a survey by The Pharmaceutical Journal showing female pharmacists are paid on average 6% less than their male colleagues.…Published: 16 November 2018
Feature Tackling the gender pay gap: how female pharmacists can take action The Pharmaceutical Journal has revealed a statistically significant gender pay gap of 6.4% in favour of male pharmacists — Emma Wilkinson and Angela Kam investigate.…Published: 16 November 2018
Opinion Demanding change: pharmacy professionals must unite to stamp out racial discrimination The pharmacy profession needs an official association for black, Asian and minority ethnic individuals to help ensure skin colour is never a barrier to success.…Published: 14 November 2018
News More women than men on GPhC committees Women now outnumber men as members of the statutory committees run by the General Pharmaceutical Council, according to latest figures.…Published: 15 October 2018
Opinion GPhC registration assessment result gap must be closed There is still much work to do to reduce disparities in registration assessment results, but the General Pharmaceutical Council’s efforts should hopefully be a move in the right direction.…Published: 24 September 2018
Feature The right ‘fit’: racial bias in pharmacy recruitment Pharmacists provide their thoughts and advice to a colleague concerned about racial discrimination in the workplace.…Published: 24 September 2018
News Asian and black pharmacists overrepresented in fitness-to-practise concerns, GPhC data show Asian and black pharmacists are overrepresented in the number of fitness-to-practise concerns raised against them, figures released by the pharmacy regulator show.…Published: 14 September 2018
News Black African pharmacy students still least likely to pass GPhC prereg exam Black African trainee pharmacists had the lowest pass rates in the General Pharmaceutical Council’s summer preregistration exam.…Published: 13 September 2018
Opinion Supporting black pharmacy students: how can we improve? Mahendra Patel urges the pharmacy profession to do more for BAME students.…Published: 12 September 2018
News Much of 25% gender pay gap in health ‘remains unexplained’ Men are paid considerably more than women in healthcare, with much of the difference “unexplained”, shows a recent global review of gender equity.…Published: 7 September 2018