Pay gap: the need for a European strategy and national action plans
Summary of the conclusions of the Belgian Presidency Conference to tackle the gender pay gap held in Brussels on 25-26 October
The average hourly pay gap between women and men remains at 18% within the European Union and, on an annual basis at 24%, according to the European Report released by the Belgian Presidency; in real terms the difference ranges between 6% and 34%. These figures have led Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Employment and Equal Opportunities, Joëlle Milquet to make the struggle against unequal pay one of three priorities for her equal opportunities programme during the Belgian Presidency of (...) Read more