THE vast majority of women lack the confidence to ask for a promotion or pay rise despite more than a third believing they should be in a more senior role, a poll has revealed.

The YouGov survey, commissioned by The Sunday Times, found 82% of women against 73% of men had never asked their employer for promotion while 76% against 66% had never raised the subject of more money with their boss.

The results found 14% of men polled had asked for a pay rise at their current workplace — nearly twice as many as the 8% of women.

And of those who said they felt they deserved further reward or promotion, 54% of women said they would still not feel able to make the