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By michaelscutt, 21/05/2009 9:30 am

I was watching “The Trouble with Working Women” on BBC2 last night.  The newsreader Sophie Raworth and a bloke called Justin investigated why women don’t earn as much as men in the workplace.  I don’t think it gave any precise answer as to why it occurs; it merely highlighted that the Equal Pay Act 1970 has done little, or nothing, to reduce the gender pay gap. 

According to the statistics they presented, if I heard it properly whilst burning the supper, women in the City get paid 60% less than men.  60%!  If this is correct it is incredible.  I can fully accept that a pay gap exists between the sexes and that discrimination still occurs but the amount seems amazing.