Yahoo LifestyleWomen Work 'For Free' From Today: Infographic Shows Gender 'Equality' In The UK
Over the past century women have fought for equal rights and there's no denying that compared to 100 years ago, things for women have improved. But equality is far from here...
From today women effectively work for free, thanks to the gender pay gap.
On average, UK women earn £2.53 less per hour than men. That means for every pound a man is paid, a woman earns 80p. And that equates to us 'working for free' for the last two months of the year.
Feminism is seeing a welcome resurgence right now, with campaigns such as Everyday Sexism and #heforshe finally reaching those who've never given gender equality a second thought. But we've got a long way to go...
