The Gender Pay Gap

Philippa Velija; Brian McDonough

The Gender Pay Gap

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Abstract

This chapter provides a sociological analysis of gender pay gap legalisation which was introduced in 2017 in the United Kingdom (UK) as a mandatory reporting tool for all employers with over 250 employees. In the chapter it starts by providing definitions of the terms and calculations used in gender pay gap reporting. The chapter develops a sociological understanding of the gender pay gap as part of long-term social processes, power, and shame. Finally, a case study exploring ASDA is discussed to consider the ways the gender pay gap is understood and how social change through legalisation might be enacted.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Sociology, Work and Organisations
Editors	Brian McDonough, Jane Parry
Publisher	Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group
Chapter	3
Pages	39
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Print)	9781032323862
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 26 Jul 2024

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