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THE gender pay gap has actually got wider for some women and will now take 100 years to close, an equality think tank warns today.
Younger women are now seeing their pay fall behind that of men, the Fawcett Society said as it warned that society is “going backwards.”
Last year saw the difference between women’s and men’s median hourly earnings — across both full and part time — increase by 0.2 per cent to 18.4 per cent.
Working-class women lead the fight for fair work and equitable pay and against sexual harassment, the rise of the far right and years of failed austerity policies, writes ROZ FOYER
Women are a vital part of the labour movement and have much to contribute, but there’s far more to be done to make sure that our sisters’ voices are truly heard, says PHILIPA HARVEY
