Comments on: Erm, Hello? http://timworstall.com/2008/07/21/erm-hello/ It is all obvious or trivial except... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:45:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Winston http://timworstall.com/2008/07/21/erm-hello/comment-page-1/#comment-18800 Winston Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:47:55 +0000 http://timworstall.com/2008/07/21/erm-hello/#comment-18800 Tim, One part of the problem which I don't believe I've seen you mention before will be single motherhood. I forget what the latest scary figure is, 1 million or 2 million single mothers, I assume that huge numbers of single mother will either be forced into part time work or generally just take whatever work they can get where the employer will let them fit their hours around their kids. What is the pay differential between single mothers and married mothers, and married mothers and married men? Surely there can be only one answer we must set a target of 50% of custody cases being awarded to men! ;o) Tim adds: As far as I'm aware the ONS (which are the figures everyone uses) doesn't collect wage figures connected with marital status. So the short answer is: dunno. Tim,

One part of the problem which I don’t believe I’ve seen you mention before will be single motherhood. I forget what the latest scary figure is, 1 million or 2 million single mothers, I assume that huge numbers of single mother will either be forced into part time work or generally just take whatever work they can get where the employer will let them fit their hours around their kids.

What is the pay differential between single mothers and married mothers, and married mothers and married men?

Surely there can be only one answer we must set a target of 50% of custody cases being awarded to men! ;o)

Tim adds: As far as I’m aware the ONS (which are the figures everyone uses) doesn’t collect wage figures connected with marital status. So the short answer is: dunno.

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