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Petition · past parliament

Equality in pay between men and women in the UK

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

There is inequality in pay between men and women in the UK. For example women are likely to earn £300,000 less than men over their working lives, according to a new analysis that has sparked fresh calls for more shared parental leave to close the UK’s gender pay gap.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Tackle the pay gap between men and women.

Timeline

3 Oct 2016 Petition opened for signatures
6 Oct 2016 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13
Status Rejected
Rejected 6 Oct 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.