International Equal Pay Day: What you need to know

September 18 is recognised as International Equal Pay Day. It highlights the fact that, on average, women earn so much less than men that it’s as if they stop being paid for the rest of the year.

This is due to the gender pay gap, which refers to the difference in earnings between women and men.

The reason this day is marked in September is because, by this point in the year, men have already earned what women will take until the end of the year to earn.

In other words, women would need to work almost three extra months to make the same amount as their male colleagues in a full year.