Commission launches campaign to tackle gender pay gap

The European Commission has published its annual report on equal pay and launched a campaign to try to reduce the gender pay which averages 17% across Europe. The Commission believes that one of the big challenges is to deal with the fact that women’s work is often undervalued with low pay common in industries that employ a large proportion of women workers. The Commission also highlights the impact of low pay on pensions and the fact women in retirement are more likely to be in poverty than men.
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