Fewer than one in five of the UK’s top 1% of earners are women, according to a study that highlights a stubborn gender divide among the super-rich. Women accounted for less than a third of those in the top 10% in all the countries. They found the presence of women in the top income groups had generally increased over time, except in Australia. Men on political panels outnumber women two to one – report Read moreIn the UK, women made up 28% of the top 10% income group, which covers those on annual pre-tax incomes of £40,400 or more, using 2013 figures. “In the UK while the share of women in the top 10% and top 1% has risen since the 1990s, the share of women in the top 0.1% was little changed,” said the authors.

Source: The Guardian September 26, 2016 22:52 UTC