TUC criticises gender pay gap
The gender pay gap has been criticised as "not ethically justified" by the Trade Union Congress (TUC).
Despite an improvement in employment opportunities for women in male dominated roles, such as changes to sales recruitment for city positions, there is still a void between cultural and work pay gender equality.
According to head of equality and employment rights at the TUC, Sarah Veal, society still has not caught up with the equality of opportunity in sales jobs and other roles.
She said: "I think that work reflects society and there is still a big lag between cultural expectation and economic realties.
"Women are still penalised for a number of reasons that are still beyond their control."
A recent Government Equalities Office report found that the mean average gap between full-time pay for men and women was 17.2 per cent.
Meanwhile, the mean average gap for part-time pay stood at a whopping 35.6 per cent.
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Filed: 09-06-2008
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