This year, 40 participating companies mark the fourth year of steady increases in the total number of participants, up from 33 in 2005, 32 participants in 2004 and 28 in 2003. With each year, the PAR Initiative grows more valuable, because it provides not only a report on the current landscape, but also a quanitifiable history of the advances and declines in Pay Equity, Advancement Opportunities and Resources for Work/Life Support. The WICT Foundation's collaboration with Working Mother Media ensures that the PAR Initiative survey findings will be valid, objective and confidential.
Cox Communications, Inc. has been named the 2006 Best Operator for Women in Cable. Discovery Communications, Inc. has been named the 2006 Best Programmer for Women in Cable.
Download complete copies of the 2006 PAR Initiative materials.
Career Control Guides
Recently mailed to all WICT members and developed from themes found in the WICT Foundation PAR Initiative, this career resource provides tips on how to easily manage your career development.
Some of the key findings of the 2006 PAR Initiative:
Women in the Workforce
- Women make up 36.8% of the cable workforce. This has declined steadily since 2003, when women made up 38.7% of the cable workforce. This slight decline could be due to the addition of 12 more companies to the project since 2003. Industry consolidation is another factor
- The industry has seen a steady climb in the percentage of women middle managers, from 19.7% in 2003 to 38.3% in 2006.
- The proportion of women senior executives was 27.6% in 2003 and now stands at 28.6%.
Trends
- Hispanic women count for only 3.7% of all cable industry employees, yet make up 14% of all Americans. Once in the industry, Hispanic women seem to advance apace.
- While the number of women in technical positions at cable corporate headquarters increased from 26.5% to 27.2%, there was a decided drop in the number of female information technology project managers, from 19.9% last year to 15.6% this year.
(From this trend, WICT has developed the Tech It Out program to build awareness of the cable technology profession and strive to help close this gap.)
P, A, and R
- The number of companies which conduct basic internal pay equity surveys jumped 10% in the past year--from 31.25% in 2005 to 41.03% in 2006.
- Financial training for non-financial managers increased from 40.6% in 2005 to 47.5% in 2006.
- Elder care referral is now offered by 65% of participants, a jump of nearly 6 points. It is the most offered resource for work/life support.
Best Companies for Women in Cable Lists
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Best Operators for Women in Cable |
Best Programmers for Women in Cable |
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1. Cox Communications, Inc. |
1. Discovery Communications, Inc. |
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2. Comcast Cable |
2. Oxygen Media |
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3. Time Warner Cable |
3. The Weather Channel |
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4. Advance/Newhouse Communications |
4. Turner Broadcasting System |
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5. Charter Communications |
5. Scripps Networks |
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Best in Pay Equity |
Best in Advancement Opportunities |
Best in Resources for Work/Life Support |
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1. Scripps Networks |
1. Oxygen Media |
1. NBC Universal |
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2. The Weather Channel
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2. Cox Communications, Inc. |
2. Turner Broadcasting System |
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3. Cox Communications, Inc. |
3. Discovery Communications, Inc. |
3. Cox Communications, Inc. |
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4. Turner Broadcasting System |
4. The Weather Channel |
4. Home Box Office |
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5. NBC Universal |
5. Scripps Networks |
5. Discovery Communications, Inc. |
Please contact Parthavi Das at 703.234.9803 or pdas@wict.org with questions.