Gender Pay Gap Increase Linked To Childcare Costs
The Independent|March 07, 2023
The gender pay gap has widened as sharp increases in the cost of childcare have priced many women out of work, according to a report. The nation's average pay gap widened by 2.4 percentage points to 14.4 per cent in 2021, accountancy giant PwC found in its Women in Work index.
Anna Wise
Gender Pay Gap Increase Linked To Childcare Costs

It means that the gap between what the average man and the average women is paid in hourly pay has got bigger, indicating UK companies have taken a step backward when it comes to gender parity.

At the rate the pay gap is closing, it will take more than 50 years to reach gender pay parity, PwC said.

Furthermore, the UK dropped five places in the firm's annual index of women's employment outcomes, across 33 countries that are members of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

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