Equality of women and men in local life
Back to all in-depth newsEuropean Equal Pay Day - 03.11.2016
How can we close the gender pay gap? The answer with our spokesperson on gender equality How can we close the gender pay gap? On the occasion of European Equal Pay Day, mayor of Galdakao (Basque Country, Spain) and CEMR spokesperson for gender equality, Ibon Uribe, shares his perspective on this question.
“On European Equal Pay Day, we seek a fair and equal society where women and men are paid equally for the same work. When women’s hourly wages are 16.7% less than those of their male colleagues, we cannot say that their talents and skills are being fully valued.
The gender pay gap is a factor in the reproduction and perpetuation of the inequality of women and men in ...
“On European Equal Pay Day, we seek a fair and equal society where women and men are paid equally for the same work. When women’s hourly wages are 16.7% less than those of their male colleagues, we cannot say that their talents and skills are being fully valued.
The gender pay gap is a factor in the reproduction and perpetuation of the inequality of women and men in ...
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