Women 'still suffer pay discrimination'

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Women 'still suffer pay discrimination'

Tue 4th Nov 2008

Women are still being paid less than men for doing jobs requiring similar skills, it has been claimed.

Jessica Woodroffe, head of campaigns for sexual equality group the Fawcett Society, cited three reasons for the gender pay gap.

She said women take on the greater part of childcare responsibilities, traditionally take on the kind of work that is undervalued and, finally, suffer from "just straight discrimination where employers are paying women less than men for jobs that require similar skills".

Ms Woodroffe added that individual women would have to take cases to court if they believe they have been discriminated against, but she noted that this could take "years and a great deal of courage".

A survey for the Fawcett Society and public sector union Unison found that most men (85 per cent) and women (93 per cent) believe that the government needs to do more to ensure pay equality for doing jobs that require the same or similar skill levels.

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