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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10329
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/equality

Wide wage differences in EU

Brussels, 04/03/2011 (Agence Europe) - The first European Equal Pay Day on Saturday 5 March highlights one figure: women in the EU earn on average 17.5% less than men! The Day draws attention to the extra number of days in 2011 that women must work to match the amount of money earned by men in 2010.

To tackle the gender pay gap, the Commission announces in a press release that it will: - support equal pay initiatives at the workplace such as equality labels, “charters,” and awards, such...

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