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Are men still being paid more than women?
Thanks for asking. According to data from the BBC, men still earn more than women for the same work.
The difference in wages for the medium worker is 9 .4%.
The same as it was in 2017, when companies were first obliged to publish their figures.
The gap remains larger in the public sector, at 15 .1 per cent, compared to 8 per cent in the private sector, but neither have changed significantly from previous years.
The gender pay gap is closing at a snail's pace.
At current rates of progress it will take more than 20 years to close it.
That's just not good enough.
Ministers must step up or we will consign yet another generation of women to lower pay, said Trade Union's Congress General Secretary Paul Nowak.
Why is this still a problem?
One of the reasons is that companies are not encouraging or supporting women getting into the top roles, with banking and finance being one of the worst offenders, with women earning on average 22 .1 percent less than their male colleagues.
The construction sector only managed to reduce the pay gap by 2 .6 percent, with the average woman earning 78p for every one pound earned by a man, whereas at EasyJet the average woman takes home just 53p for every £1 earned by men.
The lowest differences can be found in the health, social work and accommodation sectors, with the median gender pay gap at 2 % across those industries, but, worryingly, in a number of areas, the differences have actually increased, for example in education, by 0 .8%.
What action can be taken?
Jemima Olchulski, chief executive at the Faucet Society, said, Reporting is a good way of identifying pay inequalities, but taking action is key.
Women need to be promoted and supported in business if they are to advance, a Government spokesperson said as reported in The Guardian newspaper.
The Government has taken significant action to support women at work.
The Chancellor recently announced a childcare revolution with 30 hours free childcare for children over the age of nine months.
In December we announced that millions of employees will be able to request flexible working from day one.
And earlier this month, we launched recruitment of our programme to get STEM returners back into the workplace.
The BBC advises that if you think you deserve a raise, then you should request a meeting and be sure to bring evidence about what you've achieved and why you deserve more money.
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And finally, don't give up.
It might be a no this time, but you can ask again and you can also try to negotiate for other benefits such as more holiday or great accessibility if money is not an option.
There you have it. Now you know if men are still being paid more than women.
In under 3 minutes we answer your questions and help you understand the true meaning behind the trends, concepts and acronyms that are making headlines listen along and you really will know for sure.
