Rockstar North—Reported 64% gender pay gap with only 8% women in top-paid positions
UK government gender pay gap data revealed Rockstar North had a 64% gender pay gap in 2018, meaning women earned only 36p for every £1 a male employee earned. Only 8% of employees in the top quartile of pay were women. Director Andrew Semple attributed this to 'longer tenured employees who are predominantly male occupying our most senior roles' rather than discrimination, but the gap was the worst in the UK games industry.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
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| DEI Programs | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.295 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.59)× agency (negligent ×0.5)
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Reported 64% gender pay gap with only 8% women in top-paid positions
UK government gender pay gap data revealed Rockstar North had a 64% gender pay gap in 2018, meaning women earned only 36p for every £1 a male employee earned. Only 8% of employees in the top quartile of pay were women. Director Andrew Semple attributed this to 'longer tenured employees who are predominantly male occupying our most senior roles' rather than discrimination, but the gap was the worst in the UK games industry.