Patricia Hewitt came under fire yesterday for deliberately pretending
women get less for the same job, in order to scare women into voting
for them in the next election.

"http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/hi/news/5036080.html

A CAMPAIGN challenging a pay gap between men and women was launched in
Glasgow today in a bid to end discrimination.
What Century is This? is Scotland's first outdoor advertising campaign
which aims to wipe out the difference in wages for male and female
employees.
According to the Office of National Statistics, women in full-time work
are still paid an average of 15% less than their male counterparts.
They also earn 38% less than men working part-time. "

Women in full time work earn 15% less than men.

But women average 34.8 hours a week, and men 44.9.

Thus women work 23 percent less hours than men.

When asked why Patricia Hewitt was misrepresenting the facts, in order
to make women think "SHE" is going to solve this problem (which
actually doesn't exist, and her government have had 8 years to solve,
but haven't) Patricia Hewitt would be struggling to answer the question
methinks.



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