Women earn less than men at 'every stage of their career', study shows 00:01, 14 Oct 2016 Research by the TUC suggests that women women workers lose out by £85,000 a decade Share Get business news by email Frances O'Grady at the Liberal Democrat Conference 2016 in Brighton Women earn less than men at every stage of their career, rising to more than £8,000 a year by the time they reach their fifties, a new study reveals.