Category: Gender pay gap

‘I’m going to tell the truth. Screw this!’ Billie Jean King at 82 on coming out, tearing up tennis – and her one big regret

She was the world No 1, whose fight for equal prize money changed women’s lives. As competitive as ever in her ninth decade, she discusses sexuality, tenacity and what it was like to finally graduate college this yearEvery day,...

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Employers to be forced to put salaries on job ads, Andy Burnham announces

Workers’ rights campaigners say measure will help young people and women in particular achieve more equal payBusiness live – latest updatesEmployers will be forced to publish salaries on job adverts, Andy Burnham has announced,...

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‘No indications’ PHP code flaw has led to government sytems being hacked, cyber security official says – UK politics live

Some 32 government services are offline while work is carried out to address potential cybersecurity issues, a minister has saidThe Office for National Statistics has also published a report on the gender pay gap. It says:The...

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Minister says 32 government services offline due to PHP code flaw – UK politics live

Organisations around the world scrambling to fix a critical security flaw in the programming language PHP used by the majority of websitesThe Office for National Statistics has also published a report on the gender pay gap. It...

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Bank of England drops new diversity and inclusion rules for City firms

In latest retreat amid US backlash, BoE says it wants to avoid more ‘regulatory burdens’ for financial companiesBusiness live – latest updatesThe City’s top two regulators have said they will not bring in new diversity and...

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Rachel Reeves vows to close gender pay gap ‘once and for all’ if she is chancellor

Exclusive: Shadow chancellor says she wants to shatter ‘last glass ceiling in politics’ and improve women’s position‘No jobs women can’t do’: Rachel Reeves on idols, fiscal prudence and broken promisesThe women who came before:...

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Cuts to public services in England will ‘reverse’ gender equality, unions warn

Women’s groups urge chancellor to ignore calls for tax cuts in next week’s spring budgetFurther cuts to public services in England will put gender equality “into reverse”, according to women’s groups and unions that have urged...

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