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Unpaid work, cooking, cleaning, caring, volunteering, emotional labour, is the unacknowledged foundation of daily life. It sustains families, communities, and economies, yet remains invisible in national statistics, undervalued by policymakers, and disproportionately borne by women.

The gender pay gap in the UK reflects systemic inequalities shaped by workplace cultures, historic norms, care burdens, and policy gaps. When women earn less than men, it's not merely an economic statistic; it's a barrier to autonomy, opportunity, and long-term security.

Women in the UK retire with nearly half the wealth of men