Government failure to act means gender pay gap will remain, say MPs
(The Guardian Money News)

Women and equalities committee makes claim after ministers reject proposals aimed at helping women back into workforceThe gender pay gap is likely to persist for more than a generation in the UK after the government rejected proposals to encourage flexible working and help women back into the workforce, MPs have said.Without ministers putting their weight behind measures needed to end the `pay penalty` suffered by millions of women, the government will fail to meet its target of closing the gap within the next couple of decades, said the cross-party women and equalities committee. Continue reading...