WORKING WOMEN ARE STILL IN THE RED–Women working full time, on average, get only 82% of men’s earnings and the gap is increasing. This year, women will have to work 2 months more – to 1 September – to earn the same as their male equivalent.
Equal pay for equal work is still a dream, even where women have similar jobs to men and equal qualifications. Despite legislation in support of equal pay at work, women still do most of the undervalued jobs.
Women demand:
- a rise in the minimum wage
- equal pay for equal work, including
- revaluing the skills and responsibilities of jobs traditionally undertaken by women, so that their pay rates match those offered to equivalent male dominated jobs.
Wear something red on
Equal Pay Day – 1 September 2009
Write to your employer, your member of Parliament, your union. Addresses for Parliamentarians are in the Take Action column. You can copy WEL’s text into your email.
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