The gender pay gap in UK stubbornly persists – the report by Women and Work Commission
We are in Europe, year 2010. And even if it seems that a lot has been made to remove the gender gap at the workplaces, the newly published report made by Women and Work Commission in UK says: that
“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,”

The Commission, set up by Tony Blair when he was Prime Minister in 2004 to review the gender pay gap and other employment issues facing women, consists of members drawn from employers and unions. The report said job segregation was still the norm, with women dominating caring, cashiering, clerical, cleaning and catering sectors, where pay rates were lower.
Harriet Harman, Minister for Women and Equality:

“Half the workforce are women but women still earn on average 22% an hour less than men.

Brendan Barber, TUC (Trades Union Congress in UK) general secretary:

“The report rightly recommends that efforts to tackle gender stereotyping should start at school. But it’s equally important that we tackle the stereotyping and barriers women face at work too. Women have outperformed men in education for a number years yet many still end up in low paid, part time work once they become mothers. Enabling parents to better balance their childcare responsibilities while continuing in jobs that fully use and develop their skills would give the UK a huge productivity boost – exactly what is needed to get the economy moving again.”

Source: Telegraph.co.uk, click on the link to read more