Русская версияOn average, women in Europe earn almost 16 percent less
than men working similar jobs, according to a new study released by
Eurofound's European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO) in
Dublin.
The gap, which averaged 15.9 percent across all 27 countries
in the European Union (EU) in 2007, decreased slightly from the
16.2 percent recorded in 2006.
Though the numbers show a marked improvement since 2001, when a
survey of the then-15 EU member states recorded an average of 20.4
percent, comparisons with previous studies are difficult to make
thanks to the inclusion of new member states.
Situation worse in new member states
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Slovenian women have something to smile about with near equal pay
In the ten new EU member states, along with Romania and Bulgaria,
the wage gap averages about 3.4 percent higher than in the other 15
countries.
The worst offender? Slovakia, which shows a difference
in earnings of 26.9 percent. Established member Germany, at 22
percent, however, wasn't much better.
And one of the new EU entrants actually has the best
record of all 27 nations. In Slovenia, the wage differential
is just under seven percent.
Belgium, Greece, Ireland and Italy are also up at the top
with a pay disparity of less than 10 percent.
(Deutsche Welle)
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