WOMEN still get paid significantly less than men, with 40 per cent on less than £100 a week, a survey has revealed.
The weekly average wage for women during 2000-01 was £133, compared with £271 for men.
The survey, released by the Women and Equality Unit and published by National Statistics, looked at the gross, net and disposable incomes of women and men in 2000-01.
More than half of women had a disposable income of less than £100, compared with less than a quarter of men.
Media income was highest for women in the 25 to 29-year-old bracket, earning £208 a week, while men aged 35 to 39 raked in the most at £387 per week.
Julie Mellor, chairwoman of the Equal Opportunities Commission, said the inequality needed to be addressed immediately. "These shocking figures reveal how many women are still existing on the breadline.''
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