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27/02/2017
EQUAL PAY
Discrimination contributes to gender pay gap
Two-thirds of the wage gap between men and women is due to "unobservable factors" such as discrimination and has nothing to do with lower skills or productivity, finds a new government study.
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Despite more than 30 years of equal pay legislation, the report by the Office for National Statistics reveals that prejudice still means women are taking home smaller pay packets than men doing the same job.
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A review of the study by the Office for National Statistics was published in the Guardian newspaper on 12 August. To read the review online visit www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/aug/12/equality.gender.