Gender Pay Gap Still Wide Says IFS

Tuesday 23 August, 2016 Written by 
Gender Pay Gap

According to the Institute of Fiscal Studies gender wage differentials remain substantial and are a hot topic in policy debate. Inequalities between men and women are clearly of direct interest in their own right. In addition, poverty is increasingly a problem of low pay rather than lack of employment. The proportion of people in paid work is at a record high, and female employment has risen especially quickly, particularly among lone parents. Two-thirds of children in poverty now live in a household with someone in paid work. In an age when the main challenge with respect to poverty alleviation is to boost incomes for those in work, and when so many more women are in work than in the past, understanding the gender wage gap is all the more important.

"If you’re a woman, you will earn less than a man." - From Theresa May’s first statement as Prime Minister

"Last year Britain was ranked 18th in the world for its gender pay gap ... We can and must do far better." - From Jeremy Corbyn’s campaign speech in July 2016

 

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