【】

LONDON -- Women from all over the UK have just downed tools and left their workplaces in an act of protest against the gender pay gap.
SEE ALSO:Why women in France walked out of work at 4:34 p.m. on a MondayAt precisely 3:34 p.m. women from across the nation staged a mass exodus from their jobs to mark the moment when women effectively start working for free -- because, on average, they earn less than men.
According to the Fawcett Society, the gender pay gap in the UK currently stands at 13.9 percent; which equates to women in the UK working for free from today until 2017.The #EqualPayDay walkout -- organised by Stylist Magazine -- is intended to be a "symbolic gesture" to highlight the contribution of women and raise awareness of "one of the most important economic issues of the day"."Closing the gender pay gap could add £150 billion to the UK’s GDP alone. Not to mention the benefit to both sexes of ensuring your work is equally valued," reads an article about the initiative published by the magazine.
On Thursday afternoon, people left their offices and workplaces to take part in the symbolic event.
Tweet may have been deleted
Tweet may have been deleted
Tweet may have been deleted
Tweet may have been deleted
Some companies chose to mark the event with a company conversation about equal pay.
Tweet may have been deleted
Meanwhile, women took to the streets in Shoreditch, east London, to march for pay equality.
Tweet may have been deleted
Tweet may have been deleted
Sam Smethers -- chief executive of the Fawcett Society -- commended the initiative. "A root cause of the gender pay gap is that we don’t value the work done by women," Smethers said in a statement emailed to Mashable.
"We won’t finally close the gender pay gap until we end pay discrimination, address the unequal impact of caring roles, tackle occupational segregation and routinely open up senior roles to women," Smethers continued.
Tweet may have been deleted
The Women's Equality Party -- a political party devoted to championing gender equality -- also stated that it was in support of the initiative, but that not all women would be able to participate in the event."We support any action that draws attention to the ongoing gender pay gap," said Sophie Walker, leader of the Women's Equality Party in a statement.
"However, many women will be unable to join this protest as they are stuck in precarious, low-paid jobs or on zero-hours contracts," Walker continued.
相关文章
Mom discovers security cameras hacked, kids' bedroom livestreamed
A mother in Houston, Texas woke up one morning to pretty much every parent's worst-case scenario. 。 "2025-04-09- 山東泰山新賽季力爭佳績 盼培養出2-3名新秀_趙劍非_方昊_球員www.ty42.com 日期:2022-05-09 09:31:00| 評論(已有343874條評論)2025-04-09
- 社死!曼聯將C羅寫成Ronalod 球迷吐槽:新援?_比賽_名字_Bekhamwww.ty42.com 日期:2022-05-09 12:31:00| 評論(已有343914條評論)2025-04-09
- 新賽季中超仍力爭5月底開賽 主辦方各種渠道遊說個別城市_賽事_工作_中國足協www.ty42.com 日期:2022-05-10 13:31:00| 評論(已有344078條評論)2025-04-09
J.K. Rowling makes 'Harry Potter' joke about Olympics event
LONDON -- For anyone who isn't familiar with the Olympics omnium events in the velodrome, the points2025-04-09- 有趣的靈魂!瓜帥私下還有社媒小號 監控外界輿論_瓜迪奧拉_利物浦_克洛普www.ty42.com 日期:2022-05-10 12:01:00| 評論(已有344037條評論)2025-04-09
最新评论