Women work unpaid for 100 minutes a day

New data on the gender pay gap has revealed women work a total of 57 unpaid working days every year.

The pay gap for men and women now stands at £8,524. The average male salary is £39,136; the average female salary is £30,612. Last year, the pay gap stood at £9,069, or 23%.

This year’s percentage stands at 22%, which equates to 100 minutes a day, or 57 working days a year.

The more senior the position, the larger the gap seems to be. Director-level staff face a gender pay gap of £14,943, with men earning an average of £138,699, and their female counterparts taking home £123,756.