Gender pay gap will remain due to Government inertia, MPs say

Women currently earn 18% less than men, according to research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), and the Government aren’t helping matters with their stagnating strategy, the cross-party Women and Equalities Committee has said.

The Committee made 17 recommendations to the Government last March, but most of these were rejected last month. These measures, The Guardian reports, included three months paid paternity leave and devising industrial strategies for low-paid jobs carried out by women in industries such care, cleaning and retail.