‘Motherhood penalty’ leaves British gender equality worse than Poland and Hungary

Childcare costs put UK behind 13 other OECD countries for workplace equality.

Britain has fallen behind Poland and Hungary in gender equality rankings as excessively high childcare costs keep women out of the workforce.

The UK now ranks 14th among 33 OECD countries for workplace equality, according to a new report from PwC.

Britain has fallen five places in the rankings over the last year, dropping behind Finland, Belgium, Ireland, Hungary and Poland.

PwC said rising childcare c...