After almost 100 years the corporate world has understood that women employees should be paid as equal as their male colleagues and November 10, 2017, is a day to recognize as 'Equal Pay Day' in United kingdom.
The Fawcett Society, the UK based organization which works for gender equality and women's rights has mentioned that same like 2016 this year also the world will celebrate the 'Equal Pay Day' on the same date.
According to The Guardian, the chief executive of the organization Sam Smethers said,"The pay gap is widest for older women as it grows over our working lives but we are now seeing a widening of the pay gap for younger women too, which suggests we are going backwards and that is extremely worrying."
On the other hand, UK's leader of the Women's Equality Party Sophie Walker described the importance of equal pay and said that the gender pay gap usually triggers sexual harassment, including scandals in the entertainment industry as well as in politics.
Well-known personalities like sports queen Serena Williams once had written a powerful easy on equal pay for black women, where she described the problems and issues related to the same.
However, people from all around the world showed their support for this year's Equal Pay Day via social media posts.
It’s embarrassing that we even have to go through #EqualPayDay every year to remind workplaces including the BBC to stop being shit and pay women and men equally. But we do have to remind them. It’s simple: same work, same pay. It’s important so please shout about it. https://t.co/w8RP6xooOl
— Greg James (@gregjames) November 10, 2017
Apparently its #EqualPayDay today, or to give it its full title "lets perpetuate a complete bullshit myth that has been debunked a thousand times day".
— Chris (@AnaalBeads) November 10, 2017
#EqualPayDay. For the women of today, and the generations to follow, it's time to end pay discrimination.
— Orla Guerin (@OrlaGuerin) November 10, 2017
From today onwards women effectively work for free for the rest of the year because of the Gender Pay Gap #EqualPayDay pic.twitter.com/MAZGsjiHPO
— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) November 10, 2017
New scientific research I’ve just invented says only well-endowed men can fully support closing the gender pay gap #equalpayday #bbcwomen
— Jane Garvey (@janegarvey1) November 10, 2017
Apparently it will be 100 years until I can stop tweeting my annual #EqualPayDay photo. Which is,
— Emma Barnett (@Emmabarnett) November 10, 2017
quite frankly, shit. https://t.co/7sQ14ix48E pic.twitter.com/zX8ftuMNEf
A century after women got the vote we still don't get equal pay. Time for change is now. #EqualPayDay pic.twitter.com/Hps7nQAKsa
— Andrea Catherwood (@acatherwoodnews) November 10, 2017
A century ago, brave women won us the vote. On #equalpayday 2017 it's our turn. STAND UP AND BE COUNTED for all women to be equal at work. pic.twitter.com/R6lzVYsgNL
— Carrie Gracie (@BBCCarrie) November 10, 2017
