Institute of Fiscal Studies - The Gender Wage Gap

Over the past decades, the gender wage gap has come down, but on average, women's wages are still around 20% lower than men's. There are lots of reasons for the scale and persistence of this gap, but new IFS research shows that one important factor is that mothers spend less time in paid work, and more time working part-time, than fathers. As a result, they miss out on earnings growth associated with more experience. This video might explain the issues.