The female of the species (should be protected like the male)

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Women are significantly behind men when it comes to financial resilience, says iPipeline's Stephanie Hydon, and this seriously needs to change

Gender equality has received unprecedented levels of attention in 2018 (rightly so) and although there is still a lot of work to be done, this year so far has been monumental when you think of how much has been achieved. Not only is it the centenary celebration of women's right to vote, but also it was this year when, for the first time, large businesses here in the UK were legally required to disclose their gender pay gap, as per the 2010 Equalities Act. Our industry circuit of forums, summits and conferences have made noticeable efforts to champion gender equality this year. The mos...

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