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Now’s the Perfect Time for Women in the U.K. to Demand a Raise

  • New rules force employers to report male-female pay difference
  • Companies move to address discrepancies ahead of disclosure
Commuters make their way down escalators and stairs on the new concourse at London Bridge railway station in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016. London Bridge, the city's fourth-busiest station, is enduring a capacity squeeze that last year saw police hold back commuters from packed platforms as a radical remodeling linked to construction of the Shard skyscraper prevents the operation of the 24 trains an hour stipulated in the franchise terms.
Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

For women in the U.K., there’s never been a better time to ask for a raise.

Company bosses are rushing to get their houses in order ahead of new rules forcing them to publish pay disparities between men and women -- and that means female workers have a bit more leverage in the quest for equal incomes and promotions.