A lack of childcare keeps the gender pay gap wider than it should be

Although the gender pay gap is not as big as it used to be, women still earn less than men. In the UK, it currently stands at 7% for full-time workers.

Simple discrimination is part of the story, of course, and equality legislation is in place to try and redress that. But there are plenty of other reasons too.…

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