1) Basically it was found that jobs done predominantly by mens had bonuses which could more than double basic pay, but not those predominantly done by women. A

1) Basically it was found that jobs done predominantly by mens had bonuses which could more than double basic pay, but not those predominantly done by women. An employment tribunal found in favour of female workers employed by Birmingham city council in 49 different jobs, including lollipop ladies and cleaners, who complained of being excluded from bonuses – worth up to 160% of their basic pay – paid to men. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2010/apr/28/pay-female-staff-birmingham-council https://www.theguardian.com/society/2010/apr/28/pay-female-s... 2) Not usually at that scale - particularly if the decision making/effective management is done by elected officials who may not be there for the whole project and where large project management experience/skills aren't what gets them elected