Women are now less likely to be in top earning 1% of U.K. finance and professional services jobs than before the pandemic

Carolyn McCall listens intently to a fellow panelist at an event, with her hand on her chin. (Credit: Anthony Harvey—Getty Images for Advertising Week Europe)

Women in the U.K. are four times less likely than men to be among the top 1% of earners in financial and professional services, according to analysis by the London School of Economics. And despite decades of efforts to narrow the gender gap in pay and career progression, it’s gotten slightly bigger since before the pandemic.

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