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TEMPTED though I am to write this week about the latest shenanigans of the unkempt man-child that is Boris Johnson, I will resist.
This was a systemic issue that impacted thousands of women, who were systematically undervalued, underpaid and discriminated against by a Labour, yes Labour, council. Since then, my SNP colleagues at Glasgow City Council have worked tirelessly to address the issue and have made significant progress in ensuring that all women are paid equally for their work.
As the council announced this week that it had agreed the final and last round of compensation, it’s important to celebrate that but also face the blunt reality that this has had a devastating impact on council finances. According to the World Economic Forum, it will take another 257 years to close the global gender pay gap at the current rate of progress.Unequal pay comes at a cost.
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