I am certain that ensuring there is an improved gender balance among the super-rich will do little, and probably nothing, for the majority of women struggling to find work that pays enough and gives them sufficient job security so that they can juggle the rising costs of housing and childcare (Women are “distinct minority” in super-rich list, LSE study reveals, 27 September). The UK already has a high level of income inequality compared to other developed countries. Closing the gender gap is crucial and we should be focusing our efforts on improving the lives of people struggling to make ends meet rather than on increasing the very small number of women who could join men in earning more in a year than the average woman does in a lifetime.
Carole Easton
Chief executive, Young Women’s Trust
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