EuroMed gender equality news

The Gender Pay Gap measures the relative difference in the average gross hourly earnings of men and women as a whole. The latest figures from the EU

"The UK’s gender pay gap is currently 22 per cent – the sixth worst in the EU.

A report by the Office of National Statistics this week showed that the proportion of women in work has increased dramatically since 1971. Men are only 9 per cent more likely than women to be in work now, compared to 39 per cent more likely in the ‘70s.

A success story, some might say? Well, yes – but the job is only halfway complete.

The challenge now is to create equality within work. As the report showed, women are more likely to be in badly paid sectors – 77 per cent of UK admin and secretarial workers are female, for example. Women form two thirds of those earning less than a living wage and three quarters of those in part-time work. Parenthood continues to penalise."

"The pay gap between women and men is still a reality in all EU countries, according to the latest report released by the European Commission.

16.2%: that’s the size of the gender pay gap, or the average difference between women and men’s hourly earnings across the EU. Overall figures confirm a weak downward trend in recent years, with a decrease of 1.1% between 2008 and 2011."

http://ec.europa.eu/justice/gender-equality/gender-pay-gap/131209_directive_en.pdf