A report by the FOA public services union found an overall gender pay gap of 13% across the municipal sector but the study also identifies six local authorities where the average pay of men is more than 15% higher than the average pay of women. FOA believes that the higher average pay for men is partly the result of the way that local bargaining works with men more likely to make a case for getting a larger share of the increases allocated to local negotiations. The union argues that it is the responsibility of municipalities to ensure gender equality in the outcome of local bargaining. Read more at > FOA (DK)