This year's gender pay gap is out

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Equal Pay Day 2023 is 22nd November.
With today's release of the 2023 Gender Pay Gap, we are confirming that Equal Pay day falls this year on 22nd November.

The gender pay gap is the difference between the average hourly pay of women and men, as a proportion of men's pay. This year, it's shifted only 0.2 percentage points to 10.7% for full-time workers.

We'll be talking more over the coming weeks about this year's Equal Pay Day and how you can get involved. Together, we'll close the gender pay gap for good.

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What is Equal Pay Day?
Equal Pay Day is a national campaign led by Fawcett in the UK. It marks the day in the year when, based on the gender pay gap, women on average in the UK stop being paid compared to men.

This year, Government data has indicated a mean gender pay gap of 10.7% for full-time workers, which means Equal Pay Day will be on 22nd November.

Find out more about the gender pay gap and Equal Pay Day on our website.

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Equal Pay Day 2022: Women's missing money
To mark last year's Equal Pay Day, Fawcett published a report that shone a light on the double trouble women face due to the combined impact of the cost of living crisis and the gender pay gap. We revealed that during 2022, women took home, on average, £564 less than men each month.

Our evidence also showed that:

💸 More than half (53%) of women would use the additional money to turn on heating and lights more often, and 48% report that their mental health would improve

💸 Over a third (35%) of women want to work but are prevented from doing so by reasons including a lack of flexible working options and affordable childcare

💸 More than two thirds of women (68%) had struggled to pay their bills in the previous 6 months, rising to 80% for Black and minoritised women.

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More from Fawcett on Equal Pay
💸 Local group Fawcett East London have just hit the fantastic milestone of 100 pledges for their campaign to End Salary History ([link removed]) : the discriminatory practice of asking about a person's previous salary at recruitment

💸 In 2020, we began campaigning to modernise the law on equal pay by adding the #RightToKnow ([link removed]) : the right to know what a male colleague who is doing the same work is being paid

💸 Read our recent research into the experiences of women of colour at work, our 2022 report with the Runnymede Trust Broken Ladders: The Myth of Meritocracy for Women of Colour in the Workplace ([link removed]) , and this year's Ethnicity Motherhood Pay Penalty. ([link removed])

💸 Learn more about our key calls for workplaces that work for women ([link removed]) ahead of next year's general election

💸 Make use of our Equal Pay Advice Service ([link removed]) , provided in partnership with law firm Leigh Day, offering initial legal advice for women on low income who suspect they may not be receiving equal pay.
Join our movement for change
We've come a long way in 150 years, but we've got a long way to go.

Fawcett members make campaigns like Equal Pay Day possible. Their commitment and passion forms a crucial voice that means the Fawcett Society can have the biggest possible impact on women's equality for future generations.

We're fighting for equal pay, tackling misogyny, and campaigning tirelessly for women's representation in positions of power.

Together, we can make a society in which all women and girls are truly free to fulfil their potential.
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See you on November 22,
The Fawcett Society Team

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