The dominating issue of gender pay gaps in all types of jobs has been persistent for a long time, and I’m talking for a very long time. Throughout history, women have traditionally remained at home whilst their husbands worked but by the seventies, the number of women that had taken on jobs had skyrocketed, with…
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The gender pay gap requires urgent action
International Women’s Day is a time for the world to focus on levelling the so-called playing field for women, though it is not a game for those facing unequal pay, the glass ceiling or glass cliff effect. This year’s #BreakTheBias theme is useful in centering this conversation to the perception of the gender pay gap,…
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Campaigns for equal pay need to recognise all forms of discrimination as equally valid
It has now been 45 years since the implementation of the Sex Discrimination and Equal Pay Acts. These acts were described at the time as “radical legislation” with a “far-reaching” impact, yet it would seem that expectation has fallen short of reality. Currently, the gender pay gap is estimated to be around 9.4% for full-time…
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