Gender pay gap still as high as 50%, UK survey says

"Women are paid less than half as much as men in some parts of the UK, according to statistics published today that reveal huge regional variations in the pay gap between male and female workers." Some recent reading had led me to believe that this was a situation that was...

Motherhood 'devastates' women's pay, research finds

"Women with children earn about 22% less than their male colleagues, according to a new report that explores the "devastating" impact of motherhood on earnings. "Before becoming parents, men and women are equally likely to be employed, but childbirth marks the start of a...