The Fawcett Society have declared today No Pay Day because "the pay gap is the equivalent of men being paid all year and women working for free from October 30th". Nice, huh? Think the pay gap is a myth?
* Women working full-time earn on average 17% less an hour than men working full time. On the average salary of £23,600, that means around £4,000 less a year.
* It's equivalent to men getting paid all year and women working for free from October 30th?
* Women working part-time earn on average 36% less an hour than men working full-time.
* At the current rate of change it will be at least 80 years before the full-time pay gap close and 140 years for the part-time gap.
* Out of the 27 European Union countries, the UK has the biggest pay gap. We’re losing the race to close it.
Visit the Fawcett Society's website to find out how you can get involved.
