European Commission report exposes continuing gender pay gap

A new report published by the Kommunal municipal workers' union and the Swedish Municipal Pensioners Association reveals that a majority of female pensioners who have retired from the sector cannot survive on the pension alone. Seven out of 10 are dependent on the guaranteed pension and on average they get almost SEK 4000 (€430) less per month than men who have retired from the municipal sector. The data comes from information on 150000 pensioners previously active in the municipal sector. The union is fully aware that urgent action is needed to improve the pay and hours of women in local