Equal pay is still far-off for Britain, where the gender gap narrows at a glacial pace

New disclosure rules and more free childcare are to be welcomed, but the government must do more to ensure women earn the same as men Here we go again. The Equal Pay Act was introduced 46 years ago and yet from Thursday this week the UK's female workforce will effectively be working for free until 31 December, due to the scale of the gender pay gap. This year's "equal pay day", which highlights the difference between men's and women's salaries, is only one day later than it was last year. This r...