The gap between the amount women and men earn has stopped closing, according to a new report.
According to the How Fair is Britain report, women aged 40 earn on average 27% less than men of the same age.
Motherhood also impacts on women's earning potential, with females with a degree facing a 4% loss in lifetime earnings. Mothers with no qualifications face a 58% loss, the report also shows.
The news comes just months after the charity Gingerbread found that a lack of family-friendly jobs is stopping single parents from returning to work.
Trevor Phillips, Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission said: "In the 21st century we face a fresh challenge - the danger of a society divided by the barriers of inequality and injustice."
However, the report also found that public attitudes have become much more tolerant of diversity and much less tolerant of discrimination.
Stereotypical views about the roles that men and women should play in family and society have become less prevalent, while opposition to working for a boss from an ethic minority has dropped.
Source: ILM
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