Progress in reducing gender pay gap "stalling", report suggests

The progress being made in tackling the pay gap that exists between men and women in the UK is "stalling".

This is according to a new report produced by the Women and Work Commission, which suggested that more needs to be done to encourage girls to opt for non-traditional careers.

It was also claimed that the government must promote quality flexible and part-time employment.

The commission said that the pay gap currently stands at 22.6 per cent, which is an increase from the 21.9 per cent recorded in 2007.

It commented: "The gender pay gap stubbornly persists despite monumental changes in women's position in the workplace, with the employment rate for women now almost 70 per cent."

Chair of the organisation Baroness Margaret Prosser stated that the current economic problems affecting the UK should not be seen as a reason to ignore the pay inequality problem.

Set up by the Blair administration in 2004, the Women and Work Commission considers how to close the gender pay and opportunities gap.
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31/07/2009 14:29

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