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Gender Wealth Inequalities

Gender Wealth Inequalities . Updated information. Birmingham City Council had to pay out nearly £800 million to women who were not paid bonuses men were getting for similar work Women in catering and cleaning did not receive these whilst street cleaners, refuse collectors did.

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Gender Wealth Inequalities

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  1. Gender Wealth Inequalities Updated information

  2. Birmingham City Council had to pay out nearly £800 million to women who were not paid bonuses men were getting for similar work • Women in catering and cleaning did not receive these whilst street cleaners, refuse collectors did Evidence of discrimination

  3. The Fawcett Society marks Equal Pay Day – the point in the year when women in effect ‘stop earning’ because of the 15 per cent gender pay gap. • Benefit cuts have been found to hit women twice as hard as men • Women working in the public sector experience a smaller gap than those working in the private sector. • With a million public sector jobs set to go in the next few years, the average gap in pay could widen as women take up lower paid work in the private sector • Two thirds of those earning minimum wage or below are women Equal Pay Day – 7th November 2013

  4. Gives employees the legal right to ask for a flexible working pattern, including working from home, reduced hours or different hours, for workers with children aged under six years. • The right to request flexible working was extended to about 4.5 million parents of children aged up to 16in 2009 • Over 90% of requests are granted • Makes it easier for women to remain in the workplace Flexible Working Regulations (2003)

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