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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Gender inequality in the workplace 'will continue'  A new report has suggested that gender inequality in UK workplaces will live on this year. Produced by Friends Provident, Visions of Britain 2020 states that a difference in how men and women approach employment could serve as a barrier towards pay equality. A poll conducted by the organisation - which has roots tracing back to 1832 - found that a third of people do not believe wage equality will be achieved by 2020 and it may take considerably longer. It is claimed that female employees tend to have less drive and ambition compared with their male counterparts. For example, 23 per cent of women would rather work less and be paid less. In contrast, 17 per cent of men held this belief. "The report demonstrates an emerging difference between men and women's priorities in the workplace, which could impact the likelihood of reaching gender equality in the future," stated HR director for Friends Provident Gillian Fox. Jonathan Gray from Lamport Bassitt solicitors said: "The path to equal pay has been a long one bearing in mind the Equal Pay Act came into force nearly 35 years ago. "In addition, a number of local authorities still need to conclude the single status process that has been running for many years. Greater transparency in pay structures should assist in expediting matters." 
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