联合王国领导人敦促就两性薪酬差距问题采取更快的行动,指出护理工作的影响和进展缓慢。 UK leaders urge faster action on gender pay gap, citing caregiving impacts and slow progress.

卡伦·布雷迪男爵夫人呼吁加快努力,缩小联合王国的男女工资差距,2025年4月全职工人的男女工资差距为6.9%,50-59岁的妇女面临19.7%的差距。 Baroness Karren Brady has called for accelerated efforts to close the UK’s gender pay gap, which was 6.9% for full-time workers in April 2025, with women aged 50–59 facing a 19.7% gap. 在上议院发言时,她强调护理责任如何不成比例地影响妇女的收入,相当于每年72天的无酬工作,并批评有利于不间断职业的工作场所制度。 Speaking in the House of Lords, she highlighted how caregiving responsibilities disproportionately impact women’s earnings, equating to 72 days of unpaid work annually, and criticized workplace systems that favor uninterrupted careers. 前图瓦卢联合总会首席男爵夫人Frances O ' Grady强调,扩大带薪育儿假和陪产假可以加快进度,并警告说,按目前的速度,缩小差距可能需要30年。 Former TUC chief Baroness Frances O’Grady stressed that expanded paid parental and paternity leave could speed progress, warning that at current rates, closing the gap could take 30 years. 政府部长Liz Lloyd男爵夫人注意到正在进行的倡议,包括加强对怀孕女工的保护,扩大灵活工作,以及新的雇主行动计划要求与支付差距报告挂钩,作为增进妇女权利和打击基于性别的暴力的更广泛努力的一部分。 Government minister Baroness Liz Lloyd noted ongoing initiatives, including stronger protections for pregnant workers, expanded flexible working, and new employer action plan requirements tied to pay gap reports, as part of broader efforts to advance women’s rights and combat gender-based violence.