Tracking pay scale for gender equity (8.2.7)

Széchenyi István University tracks pay equity for gender equality through an annual, institution-wide review of employee salary levels. Under the HR Manual (Chapter 8, “Ösztönzési-juttatási rendszer”, p. 47), the University conducts this analysis every year, identifies any anomalies in remuneration, and intervenes to eliminate unjustified inequalities that are contrary to the principle of equal treatment, with special attention paid to preventing gender pay disparities. This monitoring process is reinforced by the Gender Equality Plan (2025-2027), which sets gender balance in recruitment, career development and leadership as a strategic institutional objective and requires gender equality considerations to be integrated into institutional decision-making (“Nemi egyensúly a toborzásban és a karrierépítésben”, p. 6; “A Nemek Közötti Egyenlőségi Terv kidolgozásának alapelvei”, p. 3).

Pay equity is continuously monitored by the Directorate of Human Resources, which provides recommendations to the University’s management to ensure that any significant disparities identified are appropriately addressed by the University. The measures include the average salary level of all employees compared to the average salary of gender groups. This measure shows how the realized salary differs compared to the median and gives the opportunity to measure the gap between man and woman. In 2025, this gap was higher in Research positions compared to Teaching positions.

The additional measure is the share of man and woman at the level of university, units/faculties, scientific disciplines (e.g. STEM and non-STEM), as well as at individual job positions. In 2025, women accounted for 37% of employees in academic and research positions. However, this proportion varied considerably across the University’s faculties. While women represent more than half of academic/research staff in some faculties and are comparatively well represented in several early and mid-career teaching positions, their representation is notably lower in STEM-oriented faculties.