Gender and class - mind the gap

Pay gap between the sexes narrowest ever | Business news | Guardian Unlimited Money: "The pay gap between men and women has narrowed to the smallest on record, official data showed yesterday, as the rise in women's wages again outstripped that of men. But while the pay gap between the sexes is narrowing, women's hourly rate of pay is still 12.6% below that of men, down from 13% in 2005.

Average weekly pay for men was £487 in April, up by 3.5% on a year earlier, while pay for women was up 4.2% to £387. Across the board, average salaries have risen by 3% this year to £23,600, but the gap between rich and poor is continuing to grow, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) annual survey showed."