Survey data shows that 64 per cent of employees are willing to take a pay cut for a job that better supports their mental wellbeing.

The first G20 finance ministers' meeting of the year ended Thursday without a joint statement due to deep divisions over the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, officials said.

French economist Gabriel Zucman brought a $250-billion-a-year idea to top policy makers from the world's biggest economies Thursday: slap an international wealth tax on the super-rich.

The proposal aims to tackle the persistent wage gaps faced by individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, marking a significant step towards a fairer and more inclusive workforce.

Since the commencement of the year, one in four women has lost their lives to violence, prompting allegations of governmental inaction.

Wealth inequality has become a highly divisive issue.

The world's billionaires have collectively become £2.6 trillion richer since 2020, growing their wealth at a rate three times faster than inflation.

The latest research from the consumer group Which? unveiled that 9.8 per cent of surveyed households admitted to missing or defaulting on payments for loans, credit cards, housing, or household bills during that period.

The gender pay gap in earnings reflects economic inequality about older women entering retirement with lower accrued earnings.

A 10 per cent rise in the real living wage will be a "lifeline" for 460,000 workers struggling with low pay but minority ethnic workers are still disproportionately paid the lowest wages.

Following their victorious Euros win at Wembley Stadium in 2022, the England Lionesses called on the government for high-quality and equal access to sports and PE for all pupils.

New research has shed light on the effect of the cost-of-living crisis on working women, as more female employees are worried about their financial stability than their male counterparts.

Rising costs, affordability concerns, and economic uncertainty impact the housing market, with interest rates now standing at five per cent in the UK, the highest level since April 2008.

The social and cultural biases against women have not shown any sign of progress in the last 10 years, according to the latest report by the United Nations.

The UK government propose new legislation to help bridge the "gender pay gap", after blaming maternity leave and part-time work for the retirement wealth contrast - which currently stands at 35 per cent.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has explained that Labour's NHS mission is a health mission for Britain.

Even the UN has admitted that the world will not be able to achieve gender equality by 2030, partly due to the setback from the social and economic fallout brought by the Covid-19 pandemic.

There is more transparency around gender pay gap reporting, which will help address the gap. However, pay differences persist in both the US and the UK.

Women still lag far behind men in the economy and politics and surging inflation last year disproportionately hurt their financial health.

In Britain, gender inequality was exacerbated by a "childcare affordability crisis" and the "low take up by fathers of shared parental leave", the report said.

International Women's Day reopens the debate on gender equality in the workplace, as women continue to be the driving force in sustainability compared to their male counterparts.

More than two million UK homes are connected via such smart prepay devices which link up to suppliers and use remote credit payment.

Her proposal (before it was dramatically ditched) to cut taxes for top income earners, stems from a belief that such moves will encourage innovation and investment.

The BoE intervention followed criticism Tuesday from the IMF, which argued that Britain's budget could increase inequality and worsen inflation.

New British Prime Minister Liz Truss and her finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng look set to revive Margaret Thatcher's 1980s experiment in "trickle-down" low-tax economics, the results of which have been disputed ever since.

Disadvantaged students starting courses in 2022 are worse off as a result of COVID – universities must support them

The virus, which is rarely fatal but can cause extremely painful lesions, has overwhelmingly affected men who have sex with men, some of whom have sought to swiftly get vaccinated.

The risks of self-employment are exacerbated in the influencer industry by an absence of industry standards and little pay transparency.

Venezuelan pop and reggaeton fans able to pay the equivalent of the country's monthly minimum wage for a concert ticket are filling venues for the first time in over seven years to see their favorite national and international artists.

How Elizabethan law once protected the poor from the high cost of living – and led to unrivalled economic prosperity