Equality | How to close your gender pay gap

At midnight tonight, the deadline to disclose your company’s gender pay gap closes; by all accounts, the results are touted to be meagre in terms of genuine action to close the pay gap, despite heightened awareness around the issue in the public eye.

The median pay gap among companies that have reported so far is ten per cent against 9.7% from last year, with the likes of EasyJet, Lloyds Bank, Clydesdale Bank and British Gas among the worst offenders - the BBC reports.

The lack of investment in gender equality in some of the nation’s largest companies begs the question – why aren’t companies taking genuine action to ensure that men and women are paid equally?

The answer, unfortunately, isn’t as clear cut as you may have hoped. Ultimately, many historical factors are at play in pay inequality, with many stemming from the professional sector’s long-standing male dominance.