If equally qualified men and women go for a job in the civil service, the woman will be given preference – according to a government Minister.
It’s after new documents showed the majority of management roles in government departments are held by men.
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While women tend to occupy the lower down, clerical grades which pay less.
Minister Heather Humphreys says there’s no excuse for there to be a gender pay gap, and says government departments should be publishing their full pay figures.