UK women earn 18 per cent less than men

Institute for Fiscal Studies shows gender pay gap widens substantially in the years after a woman gives birth

A pregnant woman is seen at the office work station on July 18, 2005 in London, England.
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UK women earn on average 18 per cent less per hour than men, according to a major study of the gender pay gap.

The report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies, funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, shows that while the average hourly wage gap has narrowed from 28 per cent in 1993, it has effectively remained the same among graduates for the past 20 years.

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