Letter to the Editor  

Letter to the editor: Waspi will be around for 'very long time'

Amy Austin

Amy Austin

For example, 25 years on from when I started, I am still writing about the Pay Gap and the Pension Gap - issues which should have been consigned to history in 1974 when the Equal Pay Act came in.

It is disgraceful that 50 years on we still have to urge employers to do the right thing and commit to equal pay for men and women. We shouldn't have to keep writing about it; I long for the day when we don't have to write about it, because every woman in Britain can be sure of having pay parity. 

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Similarly, while the vast majority of employers in Britain are committed to treating all staff equally, there are some who still do not. And while that persists, we have to write about equality and keep that debate going. I long for the day when we don't have to write about the need for equality - because everyone is treated equally by their employers. 

This is the intention behind Amy's statement: that a fair resolution could have (should have) been implemented by now - but there has been little to no political willpower to make change happen, despite the debates having gone on for so long.

So we do indeed long for the day when we do not need to write about Waspi, because a fair, just and equitable solution has been put in place that helps all parties, and those women who are currently struggling have been finally given the restitution they need.

I hope this clears up some, if not all, of the points you raised. Thank you again for writing.