Interesting Facts

I decided this one is perfect on International Women's Day: Acccording to the UK Government’s own figures, women working for the Conservative minister responsible for closing the gender pay gap are paid an average of around £2 per hour less than men. (The department, which is responsible for matters covering equality, recently announced plans to “name and shame” companies who did not pay men and women equally. In the UK male civil servants earn £22.30 a hour on average at the Department of Education but women make just £20.54. Yet another case of "do as I say, not as I do".) https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/government-equalities-office

According to the Gobal Gender Gap report, published by the WEF, Britain has dropped  eight places to stand 26th in the world for gender equality. (Not surprisingly the Nordic countries - Iceland, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark - were the most equal, and they have been joined by Nicaragua, Rwanda, Ireland, the Philippines and Belgium in the top 10. Yemen remained at the bottom of the chart for the ninth year in a row.) Source

There are more women only golf clubs in the UK than there are men only golf clubs. (That said the Open 2013, which starts today, is being held at a men only golf club.  Muirfield golf club only allows women as "visitors" and even then they must be accompanied by a man. The 2010 equality act allows for single sex private clubs, but the Open is the only major golfing event that uses men only clubs. So, no birdies at the Open this year.)