Most women lawyers believe their male colleagues earn more than they do, research has suggested.

A survey of 200 UK lawyers by jobs board twosteps showed that 61% of women lawyers thought they earned less than men, while 100% of those earning £95,000 or more believed their male peers were better paid.

The survey suggested that women lawyers generally worked shorter hours than their male counterparts. More than half (53%) of women reported that they worked 30-40 hours a week, while 33% worked 40-50 hours and 17% worked 50-60 hours. However, only 15% of men said they worked 30-40 hours, compared with 39% who worked 40-50 hours and 29% who worked 50-60 hours.

Overall, 70% of all respondents to the survey, male and female, claimed that they regularly worked 50 hours or more each week.

The research also compared the most common benefits across the UK, the US, Germany and Australia. Only 10-20% of lawyers across all countries said they received any help with childcare, and just 30% of UK lawyers said that flexible working was an option.

The survey questioned a total of 500 lawyers across Europe, Asia, Australia and the US.