Ever accepted a salary without knowing if it was fair?
From the moment young women start their careers, they’re at a disadvantage. They apply for jobs without knowing what they pay. They accept offers without knowing if they’re fair. And when their next salary is based on their last one, the gap between them and their male colleagues grows, year after year, job after job.
Low pay means skipping meals, relying on food banks, struggling with poor mental health. And it doesn’t stop there, lower earnings mean lower pension contributions, making women more likely to face poverty in later life too.
When employers show the salary on every job ad, women can make informed decisions. When asking for salary history is banned, every offer must be based on the role, not on what someone earned before.
Across the EU this is now the law.
We believe young women in the UK deserve the same. Do you?
Sign our statement to demand every employer shows the salary on every job ad, and that asking for salary history is made illegal.