The Government is making good progress in ensuring that women across Scotland receive a fair wage for a fair day's work, Scotland Office Minister George Foulkes said today.
Women form an essential part of Scotland's thriving economy.
But to attract women to the workplace we need to ensure that they are paid a fair day's pay for a fair day's work. We are making progress on equal pay. The pay gap between men and women has halved since the introduction of the Equal Pay Act 30 years ago. But at 18 per cent it is still too high. Women are central to Scotland's economy and the Government is determined to do everything possible to tackle the obstacles women can face in the workplace.