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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Prudence Ivey

International Women’s Day: buying and renting in London are both less affordable for women than men

Ah, International Women’s Day, famously invented in 1911 so that women could girlboss it on Instagram for 24 hours once a year. Only to wake up on March 9 to discover that — dammit — the economic, political and cultural disadvantages of femaledom didn’t magic away.

The persistent gender pay gap, even in entry-level jobs, means housing is less affordable for women than men whether renting or buying.

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