Women working in the private sector are paid 45% less per hour than their full-time male colleagues, according to research yesterday from the Equal Opportunities Commission.
It said the average hourly rate for male full-timers is £13.75, while women working full-time average £10.65 and women part-timers get £7.60. Jenny Watson, the EOC chair, said the gender pay gap was unacceptable. The government had legislated to tackle the problem in the public sector -where pay disparities are not as glaring -but ministers have no plans to make private employers follow suit. "Women working in the private sector are being left behind in the struggle for equal pay," she said.
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