{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/db63e563-1a27-4446-8f4a-06473a5b69a2/68fa3c0718bcdad2ab8e41ea?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Mind the (pay) gap - with Grayling's Heather Blundell","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e491a8cbe627d3cf13d/1763484262600-12316f61-fc69-409d-bb10-bd0894f181ef.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>It’s widely acknowledged that diversity is good for business, but white men still dominate the top echelons of UK companies. The pay gap, though narrowing, persists - and, across the workforce, men outearn women by 13%. So, fifty years after the Equal Pay Act came into force, why are some businesses still not taking it seriously? And what can companies do to fix it?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guest:&nbsp;</strong></p><ul><li>Edwina Dunn, entrepreneur, founder, <em>The Female Lead </em>and author <em>When She’s in the Room: How Empowering Women Empowers the World</em></li><li>Heather Blundell, Chief Executive, Grayling</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Hosts:&nbsp;</strong></p><ul><li>Hannah Prevett, Associate Business Editor, The Sunday Times</li><li>Dominic O’Connell, columnist, The Times &amp; business reporter, Times Radio</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Producer: </strong>Miriam Hall</p><p><strong>Senior Producer: </strong>Julia Johnson</p><p><strong>Development Editor: </strong>Sandra Shmueli</p><p><strong>Executive Producer: </strong>Kate Ford</p><p><strong>Clips: </strong>BBC Archive</p><p><strong>Photo:</strong> The Times</p><p><strong>Get in touch:</strong> thebusiness@thetimes.com</p>","author_name":"The Times"}