THE salary gap between men and women has closed dramatically since the Sex Discrimination Act was introduced in 1975, a new report has said.
The Equal Opportunities Commission launched the report on the changing roles of men and women to mark the anniversary of the introduction of the Act.
The commission highlighted the fact that the pay gap between men and women has closed since the Act was introduced.
It also pressed for a new drive to bring women's pay closer to that of men.
Women received just 61 per cent of the average weekly earnings of men in 1975, but now earn around 82 per cent of men's average hourly earnings.
Union leaders are also mounting campaigns on equal pay this year, pressing firms to examine their wage structures.
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