Equal pay for equal work but no country pays men and women the same

No country pays its male and female populations the same wage for the same job, says Aileen Lee.

Equal pay for equal work. Does that phrase sound familiar? It’s an issue raised routinely by trade unionists, the European Union, and OECD, leading to once-off news stories, but it never really gains enough momentum to push real change.

Enter, a Hollywood star writing in Lena Dunham’s Lenny Letter newsletter and suddenly it’s gaining currency.