Occupations with the smallest pay gap have almost equal employment levels between men and women (Image: Taxi)
The gender pay gap for full-time workers is entirely in favour of men in every occupation, a new study reveals.
Differences
in pay are small at younger ages, but from 40 onwards they widen,
reaching a peak between 50 and 59, said the Office for National
Statistics (ONS).
Occupations with the smallest pay gap have almost equal employment levels between men and women, the research found.
Between 2011 and 2017,
men's pay has increased by 10.4% to a median rate of £14.48 an hour
compared with a 12% rise for women to £13.16 (Image: Image Source) Between 2011 and 2017, men's pay has increased by 10.4% to a
median rate of £14.48 an hour compared with a 12% rise for women to
£13.16, said the ONS.
On average, men were paid £1.32 an hour more than women last year, a gap of 9.1%.
Almost three out of four employees in the highest paid occupations, such as chief executives, were men, said the report.
The increased pay gap for older women could be explained by having time time off work to have children.
Labour's women and equalities chief Dawn Butler has slammed the government's record on tackling the gender pay gap (Image: PA)
Almost three out of four employees in the highest paid occupations, such as chief executives, were men, said the report (Image: Aurora Creative) Dawn Butler, Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities,
said: "The findings are a damning indictment on the Government's failure
to tackle the gender pay gap.
"While
the Government claims progress, this latest analysis exposes severe
work inequalities faced by women across the country and it is clear that
we need urgent action to address it.
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