EQUAL PAY BLOW; WAGES.Byline: By ROBERT STANSFIELD WOMEN will have to wait 187 years before they overtake o·ver·take tr.v. o·ver·took , o·ver·tak·en , o·ver·tak·ing, o·ver·takes 1. a. To catch up with; draw even or level with. b. To pass after catching up with. 2. men in the pay stakes, a study reveals. And female staff are more likely to be made redundant, resign or seek job transfers in the economic downturn Downturn The transition point between a rising, expanding economy to a falling, contracting one. downturn A decline in security prices or economic activity following a period of rising or stable prices or activity. . Women's pay rose by 6.8 per cent last year, up from 5.2 per cent, while men's went up 6.6 per cent. But they earned on average pounds 32,614 compared with pounds 46,269 for males. If it rises at the current rate it will be 2195 before women earn more, the Chartered Management Institute found. The CMI's Jo Causon said: "To have to wait that long is inexcusable. Sex discrimination has been outlawed for three decades." |
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