Wide gap in pay between female, male directors: NUS study

Singapore

FEMALE directors of Singapore Exchange-listed companies are paid substantially less than their male counterparts, with the widest gaps found in large firms.

According to a study by NUS Business School's Centre for Governance, Institutions and Organisations, female directors earned 56.8 per cent of male directors' remuneration on average, indicating a gender pay gap of 43.2 per cent.