Women finance firm directors earn 66 per cent less than men in UK, study finds
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Female directors at Britain’s biggest financial services firms earn 66 per cent less than their male counterparts on average, research showed on Monday, despite a rise in the number of women on company boards in recent years. Women board members made £247,100 on average per year while men earned £722,300 pounds, […]
Australian women soccer players’ goal on equal pay hoped to boost girls in sport
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation A landmark equal pay deal brokered by the Australian women’s soccer team, the Matildas, has the potential to boost female participation in sports, equality advocates and sports groups said on Wednesday. Australian soccer’s governing body announced it had reached a “unique” agreement with the players’ union that “closes the pay […]