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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11908

21 November 2017
SOCIAL AFFAIRS - EDUCATION / Gender equality
Jourová tackles gender wage gap which remains at average 16.3% in EU
Brussels, 20/11/2017 (Agence Europe)

On Monday 20 November, European Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Commissioner Vĕra Jourová presented an action plan for the period 2018-2019 for the elimination of the wage gap between men and women, with the former still earning on average 16.3% more than the latter.

In Europe, women remain under-represented on the jobs market (with an employment rate of 65%) and in decision-making positions in politics and business (only 20% of board members of publicly quoted companies and 5% of...

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