Press Release: Equal Pay Day: Gender Pay Gap stagnates at 16.4% across Europe

Women in Europe still work 59 days ‘for free’ – this is what the latest figures released on 28 February 2014 by the European Commission show. The gender pay gap – the average difference between women and men’s hourly earnings across the entire economy – barely moved in recent years and still stands at around 16%. The EU-wide event marked the date in the new calendar year from which women really began to be paid for their work as compared to men.

• Primary Source

European Commission: Justice Gender Equality: Gender pay gap http://ec.europa.eu/justice/gender-equality/gender-pay-gap/index_en.htm

ESO: Background information: Equal Pay Day: Women in Europe work 59 days ‘for free’ http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-equal-pay-day-women-in-europe-work-59-days-for-free/

European Commission: Justice: Gender Equality: Equality pays off http://ec.europa.eu/justice/gender-equality/equality-pays-off/index_en.htm

ESO: Background information: Equal Pay Day: Women in Europe still earn 16.4% less on average than men http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-12-211_en.pdf

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