The gender pay gap is the Guardian's top story after the deadline passed for public sector bodies to report theirs on Friday night. According to the newspaper, nine out of 10 public sector organisations pay men higher salaries, with women receiving 14% less than men on average. It reports that female staff at one hospital trust in West Sussex were found to take home 59p for every £1 paid to male colleagues. In its coverage, the Financial Times says it is essential that companies are spurred on to make "genuine, long-term efforts to reduce disparities" and encourage a more equal sharing of family responsibilities - but stresses it is "unlikely without action from government".