Futurist predicts when equal pay will come about

The research to support futurist James Wallman’s theory that the gender pay gap will close by 2045 can be seen below.  

Data digitisation 
“It's far harder to hide wage disparity in an age of data digitisation, meaning companies are compelled to be transparent, and it's therefore far easier to compare pay over time and across industries.” 

New legislation 
“New legislation means that by 2018 all companies with more than 250 employees must publish their gender pay gap data. This transparency should encourage the gender pay gap to close sooner than previous predictions.” 

Economic advantage
“There are numerous economic imperatives to close the gender pay gap. For example, if the same proportion of women worked in Britain as in Sweden, it would add £170billion to the UK economy and boost GDP by nine per cent, according to accountancy firm PwC.”