Published 1 year ago

'Motherhood penalty' causes UK gender pay gap to widen

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The gender pay gap has widened significantly as the spiralling cost of childcare puts off mothers from returning to work.

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The Independent

UK gender pay gap widens as childcare costs worsen ‘motherhood penalty’

At this rate it will take more than 50 years to reach gender pay parity, report says

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Sun

Britain’s gender pay gap widened four times faster than in other developed countries

BRITAIN’S gender pay gap has widened four times faster than that in other developed countries since the pandemic — with women facing a hefty “motherhood penalty” at work It widened by 2.4 percentage points to 14.4 per cent in 2021, putting it above the 13.8 per cent average for OECD nations including the US, Sweden and Germany. Britain’s gender pay gap has widened four times faster than that in other developed countriesGetty That has set back t…

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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The Telegraph

‘Motherhood penalty’ leaves British gender equality worse than Poland and Hungary

Childcare costs put UK behind 13 other OECD countries for workplace equality

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Shropshire Star

UK gender pay gap widens as childcare costs worsen ‘motherhood penalty’

The UK’s gender pay gap has widened as sharp increases in the cost of childcare has worsened a “motherhood penalty”, pricing many women out of work altogether, according to a new report.

1 year ago·Ketley, United Kingdom

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