As figures reveal that British women may find it more difficult to get credit than men, most people think pay audits should be made mandatory by the government to ensure equality.
Research by the Fawcett Society showed that 85 per cent of Brits are in support of mandatory pay audits in order to stamp out inequality in pay and reduce the gender gap between people in similar roles.
The poll revealed that 89 per cent of women and 81 per cent of men support the introduction of a legal requirement on employers to check that they are paying female and male employees equally.
According to the figures, women are paid on average 23 per cent less than men for doing jobs of equal value.
Ceri Goddard, chief executive of the Fawcett Society, said that the government's equal pay law isn't working, despite coming into force nearly 40 years ago.
"It's time to finally make good on that pledge," she urged.
Office for National Statistics findings show that the gender pay gap widened between 2007 and 2008.
