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Persistent inequality for women shows we still have a long way to go, but Wales TUC leader SHAVANAH TAJ is confident we can build a fairer country when we work together
BEN CHACKO speaks with Knesset member OFER CASSIF about rising political violence, the prospects for peace and his continuous ‘silencing by suspension’
The City is leaning on Rachel Reeves to cut welfare spending — when what’s needed is cuts to all the benefits given to the mega rich, corporations and banks to help them not pay or blatantly dodge their fair share of tax, explains BERNIE EVANS
The choice between two Blairites to revamp the tepid centrism of our ruling party doesn’t even come as cold comfort as we wander the city streets suffering from their third decade of austerity and the fifth of wage stagnation, writes MATT KERR
ANN HENDERSON looks at the trailblazers of the Women’s Trade Union League and their successful fight for female factory inspectors — a battle that echoes in today’s workplace campaigns
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IT’S International Women’s Day — and while it’s always a moment to celebrate the incredible work of women in our movement, our workplaces, and our communities, it’s also a chance to get real about how much further we’ve got to go.
Because here in Wales, and across the UK, too many women are still getting short-changed. Literally. Pay inequality? Still rife. Women in Wales are still earning less than men in comparable jobs, and the gap only gets wider for black, Asian and ethnic minority women, disabled women and older women. It’s 2025, and we’re still waiting for action to close the gender pay gap once and for all.
TUC analysis shows a gender pay gap of 13.1 per cent, meaning the average woman works nearly seven weeks for free every year compared to the average man. And the figures are even worse if you’re an older woman, disabled, a carer, or from a black, Asian or ethnic minority background.
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