Female board members at the UK’s largest companies are paid about 40% less than their male counterparts.
According to new data, the gender pay gap is widest in the upper ranks of corporate Britain.
Women took home an average of £104,800 for non-executive roles at FTSE 100 companies last year, compared with an average of £170,400 paid to men.
For executive board members, average pay was £2.5m for men and £1.5m for women, according to data from recruiter New Street Consulting Group.
In contrast, women were paid 15.5% less than men in the broader job market, according to 2020 data from the Office for National Statistics.
