Equality | The financial wellbeing of women at work

You might not have heard of Clara Zetkin but she was the first person who first championed the idea of International Women’s Day.

In 1909 Zetkin, a socialist and an advocate for women’s rights campaigned for a day to honour working women around the world. At that time, and for many years after, it was normal to believe that a woman’s place was supposed to be at home.

Over the past 50 years, we’ve seen a complete shift in the number of women in employment. There is, of course, greater equality in terms of the number of men and women in work, but the gender pay gap is still prevalent. Figures published last year by the Office for National Statistics revealed that nearly eight out of 10 UK employers are still paying women less than men.

To coincide with this year’s International Women’s Day, we uncover the relationship between women and their financial wellbeing.