The pandemic has widened the gender pay divide across the UK, with five out of the 10 cities with the biggest pay gaps being in the South East, new research suggests. Aberdeen has the biggest pay gap between men and women at 46%, according to a study by jobs site Adzuna.
Ipswich was named second, followed by Maidstone, Slough, Milton Keynes, Oxford, and Portsmouth. Paul Lewis of Adzuna said: "The pandemic has widened gender pay gaps in cities up and down the UK, but there can be no excuse.
"Gender pay gaps nearing 50% in the most sexist cities are indefensible and steps need to be taken to even out equality in these areas.
"That means taking a hard look at the hurdles facing women in the workplace and making efforts to remove them, be that through providing support to those juggling caring responsibilities, offering more flexible working options, or improving the recruitment and retention of women.
"Beyond this, there also needs to be a push to help women take advantage of high growth, high pay sectors like tech and logistics that have proved resilient over the last two years and are home to many of the new job opportunities being created."
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