Gender pay gap in the UK 1997-2024

In 2024, the difference between average hourly earnings for men and women in the United Kingdom for all workers was 13.1 percent, compared with seven percent for full-time workers, and -3 percent for part-time workers. During the provided time period, the gender pay gap was at its highest in 1997, when it was 27.5 percent for all workers. Compared with 1997, the gender pay gap has fallen by 13.2 percent for all workers, and 9.7 percent for full-time workers. Gender pay gap higher in older age groupsAlthough the gender pay gap among younger age groups was quite small in 2023, the double-digit pay gap evident in older age groups served to keep the overall gap high. The gender pay gap for workers aged between 18 and 21 for example was -0.2 percent, compared with 11.2 percent for people in their 50s. Additionally the gender pay gap for people aged over 60 has changed little since 1997, falling by just 0.5 percent between 1997 and 2023, compared with a 12.8 percent reduction among workers in their 40s. Positions of powerAs of 2023, women are unfortunately still relatively underrepresented in leadership positions at Britain’s top businesses. Among FTSE 100 companies, for example, just 11 percent of CEOs were female, falling to just four percent for FTSE 250 companies. Representation was better when it came to FTSE 100 boardrooms, with 42.6 percent of positions at this level being filled by women, compared with 41.8 percent at FTSE 250 companies. In the corridors of political power, the proportion of female MPs was estimated to have reached its highest ever level after the 2024 election at 41 percent, compared with just three percent in 1979.

在2024年，英国所有劳动者平均时薪之间的性别差异为13.1%，相较于全职工作者的7%，以及兼职工作者的-3%。在所提供的时间段内，性别薪酬差距在1997年达到峰值，当时所有劳动者的薪酬差距为27.5%。与1997年相比，所有劳动者的性别薪酬差距下降了13.2%，全职工作者下降了9.7%。尽管年轻年龄组的性别薪酬差距在2023年相对较小，但老年年龄组中明显的两位数薪酬差距依然维持了整体的薪酬差距。例如，18至21岁的工作者的性别薪酬差距为-0.2%，而50岁的人群为11.2%。此外，60岁以上人群的性别薪酬差距自1997年以来变化不大，1997年至2023年间仅下降了0.5%，而40岁的工作者的薪酬差距减少了12.8%。在权力职位方面，截至2023年，女性在英国顶级企业的高层领导职位中仍然相对较少。例如，在FTSE 100公司中，仅有11%的首席执行官为女性，而在FTSE 250公司中这一比例降至4%。在FTSE 100董事会中，女性担任的职位比例有所改善，达到42.6%，而FTSE 250公司的比例为41.8%。在政治权力的走廊中，预计女性国会议员的比例在2024年选举后达到历史最高水平，为41%，而1979年仅为3%。