Gender pay gap grows ‘dramatically’ after women have children

Research suggests gender pay gap is almost 15 per cent

A London charity has called for a Government review into child food poverty (Ian West/PA) (PA Wire)

The gender pay gap grows “dramatically” wider after women have children, a damning new study has found.

Research, carried out by the Trades Union Congress, has suggested the gender pay gap is almost 15 per cent.

The union’s research stated the average working woman essentially spends almost two months of her year working for free when compared to her male counterpart.