Last week ACEVO published a pay survey that tells us that third sector women are losing out. The pay gap between male and female Chief Executives has grown to 16%; that means that women Chief Executives can expect to be paid £10,000 less than their male counterparts each year.  But most disturbingly the survey finds that the proportion of women Chief Executives has fallen for the first time in years to 46%.

The voluntary sector is the women’s sector – 68% of our employees are female and women are more likely to give both as volunteers and as donors. Surely the sector should be doing more to ensure that women’s equality is protected? In January, Rowena Lewis, 2010 Clore Social Fellow will launch a groundbreaking new study into the experiences of voluntary sector women leaders and will challenge sector leaders to do more to ensure that our sector champions social justice not just in wider society but amongst its own people. Watch this space and join the debate…