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Gender pay gap: Part time work hinders wage progression
5th February 2018
A new study from the IFSof the causes of the persistent gender pay gap in the UK focuses on the impact of working part-time has on career and wage progression for females.
The hourly wages of female employees are currently about 20% lower than men’s on average, having been 23% lower in 2003 and 28% lower in 1993.
New IFS report out today exploring some of the reasons behind the gender wage gap: https://t.co/V5OQcYrJ1Z @ESRC @jrf_uk #GenderPayGap pic.twitter.com/Yekq13wEsH
— Institute for Fiscal Studies (@TheIFS) February 5, 2018
Working part-time shuts down wage progression- a major reason why the gender wage gap widens so much after childbirth, especially for graduates. Understanding reasons for this is key https://t.co/V5OQcYrJ1Z @ESRC @jrf_uk #GenderPayGap pic.twitter.com/tsUArnWCwj
— Institute for Fiscal Studies (@TheIFS) February 5, 2018
Gender pay gap 'widens for graduates' https://t.co/5cJqxTrsHQ
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) February 5, 2018
"When you look at the number of years women are more likely to take off work... it seems the gender pay gap is not a gender gap at all."@catherine_mayer, of the Women’s Equality Party, and economist @KateAndrs, of the Institute of Economic Affairs, discuss equal pay. pic.twitter.com/HQsIfFqLpG
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) February 1, 2018
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.
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