Male executives earning up to 77% more than their female counterparts

The High Pay Centre and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has found that men at the top of the biggest public companies earn up to 77% more than their female counterparts, where 94 male chief executives of FTSE 100 companies earned £4.7 million on average in 2016, compared with an average of £2.6 million for the six women leaders.