The equal pay crisis exposes our dated legal system and demands we get women a fairer deal?
I am generally not in the habit of reaching for Charles Dickens when I want to make the case for equality. Most people would think we’d long ago left the crushing injustices of Victorian times behind, and most people would be right. Unless, that is, you’re talking about the appalling inequality facing the hundreds of thousands of low-paid women care workers who look after your ageing mum or dad, or the dinner ladies who feed your children. Or the cleaners who do their level best to keep antiquated hospitals from infecting their own patients…
