Women who ask for pay rise less successful than men, UK poll reveals

Protesters demonstrate last year against the gender pay gap in central London. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/Sopa Images/REX/Shutterstock

One in five women who ask for a pay rise are successful in receiving one compared with just under a third of men, polling has found.

A YouGov survey of more than 16,000 adults found that of the 40% of people who asked for a pay rise, just over a quarter succeeded.