Women don’t make less than men, but there’s a reason why it seems that way
First Women Exclusives · February 8, 2016
One of the topics tackled during our CBI-backed First Women Summit on 4 February was the seemingly never closing gender pay gap. However, things don’t appear as they first may seem.
Britain’s gender pay gap left women effectively working for free from 9 November 2015 until the end of the year. However, according to panelist Caroline Dinenage, parliamentary under secretary for Women and Equalities and Family Justice, the 19.2 per cent difference in wages did not reflect the pay gap for men and women working full time, or in fact those aged under 40.
As such, the data from the Office of National Statistics is “slightly skewed.” While there was little difference in the amount the two gender’s are paid, there are more women in part-time work and lower-paid jobs.
To read more about the work-life balance’s role in the gap, read the full article on Real Business.
