While the gender pay gap has climbed the ladder of importance on the political agenda in recent years, pay is not the only inequality that has been entrenched in UK workplaces. The UK also has a large gender health gap which, shockingly, is the largest in the G20.
This means that women’s concerns over their health are not given the same attention as men. They are not listened to or given the same quality of treatment as their male counterparts, and this attitude is particularly rife in the workplace.