Rachel Reeves wants to end the UK’s gender pay gap for good – here’s how she could do it
- Written by Rachel Verdin, Research Fellow, University of Sussex
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has declared she wants to end the gender pay gap once and for all. If Labour is elected, she said, firms would be required to publish action plans, increase the number of female executives and improve flexibility in the workplace.
These initiatives would be both necessary and welcome. Reeves may become the UK’s...