Recent research has shown that within the European Union the largest difference between the earnings of men and women exists in the UK. Many equal rights campaigners believe that immediate action should be taken to close the gender pay gap. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this view?

This

essay will examine the aspect of taking immediate

actions

to minimize differences according to gender or allow that the

companies

and the

market

to autonomously act in front of

this

situation. Whereas the difference of payment to man and women is not publicly stated by the

companies

, there are several

companies

which still practice

this

policy. Ultimately I think the

government

should take

actions

to minimize the gap.

Firstly

, the

government

could demand from

companies

periodic reports about employees, salaries and genders. The report would give a real assessment about the proportion of man and woman working at the company, the earning between them, the promotions each group receives inside the company. With

this

evidence, it is possible to track how the enterprise treats each group.

Secondly

, the

government

has enough power to take immediate

actions

. They are necessary because until now the

market

has demonstrated some evolution in

this

aspect but in slow motion. Analysing at least three decades ago, there was an even bigger difference between woman and man. It is not feasible to wait more decades to reach equality. When a huge modification in the

market

is necessary, soon or later it implies

government

intervention. In conclusion, As the

market

has shown it is going to take a huge time to reach gender equality, the

government

is supposed to act as soon as possible to remove barriers between genders. These

actions

likely implies in a formal detailed reports from enterprises proving each opportunity and salaries were equally balanced between gender.