Firms that fail to address the pay gap between male and female employees with be listed in new league tables.
Companies with over 250 employees will have to publish their gender pay gap under measures being announced by the Government to tackle inequality.
Women's Minister Nicky Morgan said the league tables would promote transparency in the workplace.
Women's Minister Nicky Morgan said that the government's gender pay gap league tables is to promote transparency in the workplace.
She said that firms should "think very hard" about female representation in the workplace, particularly in senior positions.
"Why would any company want to miss out on 50 per cent of the talent that is available?" she said in an interview with Good Morning Britain.
She added that as Education Secretary, she wanted to encourage girls to be informed and encouraged in school on subjects that are "traditionally seen as more male dominated."
The Democratic presidential candidate may also have shown his cards on his choice of running mate.
The US president also shared a post on Twitter accusing Dr Anthony Fauci of misleading the public over hydroxychloroquine.
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