Source: IRS Employment Review Issue: 895 Date: 24/04/2008 Publisher: IRS

The gender pay gap in 2008

TOPICS:
pay and benefits pay levels and awards
equal opportunities sex

AUTHOR: Michael Carty


With latest official data suggesting that the gender pay gap narrowed by more than a quarter between 1997 and 2007, we take a detailed look at statistical evidence on progress towards pay equality in the UK.

On this page:
UK scores poorly in EU pay equality league table
Renewed efforts to close UK gender pay gap
UK gender pay gap narrows by more than a quarter in 10 years
Gender pay gap by UK region: Northern Ireland makes most progress
Gender pay gap by occupation: equal pay achieved in 23 occupations
Gender pay gap by industry sector: 41.5% gap in finance
Gender pay gap by age: women’s earnings peak earlier
TUC weighs in on pay inequality
Table 1: Gender pay gap changes, April 1997 to April 2007
Table 2: Gender pay gap by UK region, April 2007
Table 3: Gender pay gap by industry sector, April 2007
Table 4: Gender pay gap by age group, April 2007
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