Recent Census data has revealed areas where there are significant differences between men and women in Bury.

This comes as International Women's Day is celebrated today, Wednesday, with women's rights charity The Fawcett Society saying more concerted action is needed to tackle gender inequality in the UK.

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The Census survey taken across England and Wales in March 2021 shows of the 193,851 usual residents in Bury, 98,741 are women – accounting for 50.9 per cent of the area's population.

Across Bury, women made up 58.8 per cent of unpaid carers which is a similar trend across England and Wales where there are approximately 2.8 million female unpaid carers and approximately 1.9 million male unpaid carers.

Additionally, women in Bury were more likely to have a disability than men, with 20.1 per cent of women stating they were disabled in the census, while 17.9 per cent of men did.

The recent Census also revealed 5,080 people in Bury had previously served in the UK armed forces. Just 630 (12.4 per cent) of them were women.

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Jemima Olchawski, chief executive of the Fawcett Society, said there is not a single "sure-fire" solution to improve gender equality in the UK, but more action is needed.

She said: "This government must urgently reform the childcare system so that it is affordable, accessible, and works for women and employers must make flexible work the default.

"We simply can't allow this government to stand by as women's hard-fought gains are lost."

The survey highlighted women in Bury were more likely than men to identify with a sexuality other than heterosexual.

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Figures show around 2,355 women in the area (2.9 per cent of women) identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or another minority sexuality, while 2,005 men (2.7 per cent) did.

Across England and Wales, females (3.3 per cent) were more likely to have identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual or another minority sexual orientation than males (three per cent).

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