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Pay and Income

The full-time gender pay gap currently stands at 12.6 per cent using the median and 17.2 per cent using the mean, which means that women who work full time are paid on average just 86.4 per cent of men's hourly earnings using the median and 82.8 per cent using the mean.

The gender pay gap isn't just bad news for women. It means that women's abilities and skills are not being fully utilised in businesses and in the economy. The Government is committed to reducing the gap between men's and women's earnings, and making sure that women's talents are properly used and rewarded.

What is the Pay Gap?

The gender pay gap refers to the difference in average hourly earnings of men and women. This section discusses the nature of the pay gap and the causes behind it.
More about the pay gap

How is the Pay Gap Measured?

Download factsheet (PDF, 236KB)

Equal Pay Questionnaire

The equal pay questionnaire, is intended to help individuals who believe they may not have received equal pay to request key information from their employers to establish whether this is the case and, if so, the reasons why.
More about the equal pay questionnaire

Individual incomes

The Individual Incomes series of statistics estimates and compares the incomes of men and women in the UK.
Download Individual Incomes report

Pre-Budget 2006

The outcomes of the Pre-Budget 2004 for women. More about the budget

Pay Gap and Productivity Research

Our research discusses the causes and relative importance of the pay gap, and its implications for productivity.
More about research

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See also

What is the Government doing to reduce the pay gap?

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Topic resources

Equal Pay Questionnaire
Download MS Word (240KB)

Individual Incomes of men and women 1996/97 to 2001/02: a summary
Download PDF (1.75Mb)
June 2003

The impact of women's position in the labour market on pay & implications for UK productivity
Download PDF (1.7Mb)
November 2002

Useful websites

Equal Opportunities Commission

Equality Direct

Equalitec — a website developed with DTI's support and designed to help improve the levels of recruitment and retention of women in Information Technology, Electronics and Communications industries