That’s one of the biggest differences yet disclosed under new U.K. regulations requiring large employers to publish the gap between male and female pay. Until Thursday’s reports, the biggest U.K. pay discrepancy was retailer Phase Eight’s 65 per cent, with banks HSBC and Goldman Sachs just behind. While some clubs also field women’s teams, members are paid considerably less. The club reported a wage gap of 78 per cent, but said that dropped to 35 per cent when players were excluded. Last July, a lower-tier professional club, Lewes, decided to pay its women’s team the same as its men’s team as part of a campaign to raise awareness about gender inequality.

Source: thestar March 29, 2018 15:11 UTC