Gender pay gap
Politicians love talking about ‘middle Australia’. But beware of this misleading metric | Greg Jericho
The difference between ‘average’ earnings and ‘median’ earnings can now be tens of thousands of dollars
Greg Jericho
11, Dec, 2024 @2:00 PM
Birmingham city council agrees deal over equal pay claims
Unions hail ‘historic outcome’ after agreement reached on claims that left council with estimated £760m liabilities
Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent
10, Dec, 2024 @10:53 AM
UK exhibition shows 15th-century women led armies and performed surgery
British Library illuminates life of women in middle ages, revealing an often overlooked detail – their agency
Esther Addley
24, Oct, 2024 @6:54 PM
ITN criticised by its journalists after report on internal complaints
Law firm advises company to review use of non-disclosure agreements after allegations about their use
Alexandra Topping
18, Oct, 2024 @6:41 PM
Here’s a way to fix Australia’s skills shortage – and raise wages at the same time | Greg Jericho
While it’s a more long-term solution, reducing the gender pay gap and increasing workplace diversity should be addressed as a matter of urgency
Greg Jericho
16, Oct, 2024 @2:00 PM
Young British women struggle more than men to progress at work, study suggests
Exclusive: Women aged 18 to 30 are more likely to feel money issues are getting worse than men of same age, according to survey
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent
06, Oct, 2024 @2:34 PM
Here’s a radical way to shrink the gender pay gap for British women: give men more paternity leave | George Gabriel
The damper put on women’s careers by becoming mothers is one of main causes of pay inequality. New thinking on childcare would address that, says campaigner George Gabriel
George Gabriel
25, Sep, 2024 @1:00 PM
Rachel Reeves to replace No 11 paintings with art of or by women
State room artworks will be ‘of or by women’ as Reeves celebrates becoming first female chancellor
Heather Stewart
18, Sep, 2024 @7:30 PM
Global cost of failing to invest in women and gender equality is $10tn a year – UN
Equal internet access worth $500bn over five years says report, and warns child marriage may continue till 2092
Rebecca Root
16, Sep, 2024 @3:00 PM
Film industry ‘nowhere near’ gender parity, says London festival head
Kristy Matheson bemoans ‘alarmingly’ low number of mid-career female directors as festival lineup unveiled
Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent
04, Sep, 2024 @10:00 AM
Female NHS consultants are closing the ‘gender promotion gap’
Researchers cite retirement of male consultants during Covid pandemic as key factor
James Tapper
01, Sep, 2024 @2:00 PM
‘People tend to think these battles have been won’: Next equal pay claimant on fight for recognition
Helen Scarsbrook says company, which is appealing against the ruling, hasn’t recognised value of female shop floor staff
Amelia Gentleman
01, Sep, 2024 @1:00 PM
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