Today is Equal Pay Day. It’s when women effectively work for free because of the gender pay gap in the UK.
Recent analysis by Fawcett Society shows women in their mid-30s will never know equal pay in their working lives if progress towards tackling the gender pay gap is not accelerated.
The pandemic creates further uncertainty and anxiety to millions of women. We cannot let them down – we need to keep fighting for equal pay and better job prospects for women.