Guardian

UK’s gender pay gap ‘won’t close for 30 years’ at current rates

Gender pay gap might not close for another three decades

lbc.co.uk

Search

Metaculus

Us Women Earn More Than Men In 2050

Quora

Pc6Ibg

Cato

Do Feminists Acknowledge That Gender Wage Gap Is A Myth

Substack

The gender pay gap is not a myth, it's math

The New York Times

Gender Pay Gap.Html

Cambridge News

Women 'work for free 47 days of the year' as gender pay gap persists

GB News

Pay warning: Millions to work '47 days of the year for free' until 2056

Hull Live

BBC News

Gender pay gap won't close until 2056, warns Trades Union Congress

Business Matters

Gender pay gap wont close until 2056 at current pace, warns TUC

Independent

Women losing 2,548 a year to pay gap, TUC says

Express & Star

Gender pay gap will not close until 2056  TUC report

Daily Mirror

Gender pay gap 'won't close until 2056' as women work '47 days of year for free'

City AM

The gender pay gap will take 30 years to close, report says

Trades Union Congress

Tuc Gender Pay Gap Means Women Effectively Work Free 47 Days Year#:~:Text=The%20Analysis%20Reveals%20That%20The,Be%20Part%20Of%20The%20Solution.&Text=The%20Pay%20Gap%20Persists%20Across,For%20Free%20For%2038%20Days.

J.P. Morgan

Klaus Schwab

Helene Madonick

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

United Nations

Martin Armstrong

Engineers Without Border

World Economic Forum

When Will the World Reach Full Gender Parity?

The Trades Union Congress reported that the gender pay gap in the UK currently stands at 12.8%, which equates to women earning an average of £2,548 less per year than men. At the current rate of progress, equal pay will not be achieved until 2056.

The Trades Union Congress reported that the gender pay gap in the UK currently stands at 12.8%, which equates to women earning an average of £2,548 less per year than men. At the current rate of progress, equal pay will not be achieved until 2056.

According to the analysis, women effectively work without pay for 47 days each year compared to men, meaning they only start earning the equivalent of what men have earned since January after those unpaid days have passed.

According to the analysis, women effectively work without pay for 47 days each year compared to men, meaning they only start earning the equivalent of what men have earned since January after those unpaid days have passed.

The pay gap varies significantly across industries, with finance and insurance recording the widest disparity at 27.2%, while the leisure services sector shows a gap of just 1.5%. Education workers experience a 17% pay gap.

The pay gap varies significantly across industries, with finance and insurance recording the widest disparity at 27.2%, while the leisure services sector shows a gap of just 1.5%. Education workers experience a 17% pay gap.

TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak stated that women have been working for free for the first month and a half of the year compared to men. He emphasized that with the cost of living still biting hard, women cannot afford to keep losing out.

TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak stated that women have been working for free for the first month and a half of the year compared to men. He emphasized that with the cost of living still biting hard, women cannot afford to keep losing out.

The Employment Rights Act will ban zero-hours contracts and require employers to publish action plans for addressing their gender pay gaps. Companies employing more than 250 staff in the UK are required to report their pay data annually.

The Employment Rights Act will ban zero-hours contracts and require employers to publish action plans for addressing their gender pay gaps. Companies employing more than 250 staff in the UK are required to report their pay data annually.

Office for National Statistics data from April 2025 shows the gender pay gap among full-time workers decreased to 6.9% from 7.1% the previous year. The gap is larger for employees aged 40 and over than for those under 40.

Office for National Statistics data from April 2025 shows the gender pay gap among full-time workers decreased to 6.9% from 7.1% the previous year. The gap is larger for employees aged 40 and over than for those under 40.

UK Women Work 47 Days 'Free' Due to 12.8% Pay Gap

UK Women Work 47 Days 'Free' Due to 12.8% Pay Gap

The Controversies

Articles on this story

Sign Up for Our Free Newsletters
Sign Up for Our Free Newsletters

UK Women Work 47 Days 'Free' Due to 12.8% Pay Gap

UK Women Work 47 Days 'Free' Due to 12.8% Pay Gap

The Controversies

Articles on this story

Sign Up for Our Free NewslettersSign Up for Our Free Newsletters

Sign Up for Our Free Newsletters
Sign Up for Our Free Newsletters