A Norwegian financial trade union have created a simple and incredibly moving video highlighting the gender pay gap issue.

The footage was made in honour of International Women's day and shows children taking part in an experiment illustrating how they react when introduced to the idea of gender inequality.

Put into groups of two, they participate in an exercise together that sees them pick up plastic balls from the floor and place them into containers.

When the task is done the children are told to close their eyes and hold out their hands for their reward but react with confusion when their team member doesn't get the same reward for doing the exact same job.

The children give unscripted responses after they were told that the reason for the uneven share was because of their gender.

'That is so weird', said one little girl as she examines her glass.

Another said: 'We did the same job but I got a smaller amount'.

The young Norwegian children are tasked with putting plastic balls into separate containers but they react with confusion when they don't get the same reward

A little boy also shared his thoughts on the matter: 'She was just as good as me so we should get the same reward, said one of the boys as he shares his larger glass of sweets with his female team mate'.

The gender pay gap is a hot topic of debate that has livened up in the last year following the BBC's gender pay gap scandal.

The film was to highlight the issue that inequality is still rife between men and women especially in high-profile sectors like finance.

The video, which has gone viral shows how children don't entertain the idea of a gender pay gap so why should adults?

The heart warming footage shows the children that got more sweets felt it was unfair and were quick to share them with their team mate

The children give unscripted responses after they were told that the reason for the uneven share was because of their gender

Finansforbundet communications manager Anne Greva said that the specific goal for Finansforbundet , as a trade union, is to show financial workers that the issue is a priority.

She said: 'The aim of the film was to show young people on their way into the industry that someone is standing up for them'.

'We can't have these inequalities, so we want to take a clear stand.'

The video, which is captioned 'Why do these kids understand that your boss doesn't?', has received over 600,000 views on social media and over 170,000 views of the English-subtitled version.