Women in York earn £84.90-a-week less on average than men, according to the latest figures highlighting the gender pay gap.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings showed the difference amounted to median gross weekly earnings of 12.5 per cent less in the year up to March 2024.
The yearly survey of York’s main employers found just four of them, including the council, paid women higher salaries than men on average.
But the other 39 paid men more than women on average, with a median weekly pay gap of almost 52 per cent in one case.
Male full time employees earned £676.50-a-week on average compared to women who made £591.60.
York’s £84.90-a-week gender pay gap compares to a national average of £97.80, and Yorkshire and the Humber’s £112.70.
‘A long way to go’
A City of York Council report stated: “The average man earns more than the average women in almost every part of society.
“While the reasons behind this pay gap is nuanced and complex, and includes unfair pay practices, the gendered nature of child and elder care in our society, cultural bias, and the uneven distribution of part-time employment in the York economy.
“Many employers in the city have a long way to go if the overall pay gap is to be reduced.”
There were some efforts in the city to redress the inequality.
York’s economic strategy, which runs up to 2030, commits the council to support the growth of well-paid and flexible part-time work.
That’s partly because around two thirds of those in part-time jobs are women looking to add to their household income while balancing work with other responsibilities like caring.
The council has also used UK Shared Prosperity Funding to support women entrepreneurs through the Courageous Females programme.
And more than 100 women-led businesses have received support from the Momentic Start to Grow initiative.
But the council’s report stated work still needed to be done to close the gender pay gap.
The economy, place, access and transport scrutiny committee is set to discuss the issue on Tuesday, 25 February.