This Tory Government are failing to address the pay gap’s underlying long-term causes – Sarah Champion
Sarah Champion MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, commenting on a report from the Resolution Foundation which claims that young women starting in the world of work will still earn “significantly” less than their male counterparts over their careers, said:
“It is encouraging to see the pay gap closing while people are in their 20s, but it is also clear that this Tory Government are failing to address its underlying long-term causes.
“Many women are still trapped in chronically low-paid, low progression sectors of the economy, while the cost of childcare has soared under the Tories. Thousands of new mothers are forced out of their jobs each year due to maternity discrimination and the vast majority of tax and benefit changes have fallen on the shoulders of women.
“Labour will pursue an economic strategy that works to promote gender equality which is why we will gender audit all our economic policies in government.”
