Data shows gender workforce disparity in FBR
ISLAMABAD: Women account for only 9.55 percent of the total filled positions in the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), while men occupy more than 90 percent of the workforce, highlighting a significant gender imbalance in the country’s tax administration. According to gender-wise data on actual filled posts in the FBR, the organisation has a total of 19,549 filled positions across Basic Pay Scales…
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in Pakistan has a significant gender disparity in its workforce, with women comprising only 9.55 percent of all filled positions. This imbalance is evident across various pay scales, with women representing the lowest percentages in lower grades and the highest in higher grades. At the top of the scale, BPS 17 to 22, women represent only 16.4 percent of the workforce, with only 523 women among 3,198 filled positions.
Even within these higher grades, women's representation varies significantly; for example, BPS-18 has 16.4 percent women, while BPS-19 has 22.8 percent. The situation is more pronounced in lower pay scales, with BPS 1 having the highest percentage of women at approximately 6.2 percent. In contrast, BPS 4, BPS 3, BPS 2, and BPS 1 have extremely low female representation, with BPS 4 having only two women among 593 employees.
This disparity highlights a severe gender imbalance within the FBR, with men occupying the vast majority of positions across all levels of the organization.
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