"A woman earns three tons less than the man" | Money

The 5th of November is the day of equal pay because the women of this date work symbolically for the rest of the year free of charge. According to a Motivaction study, women earn 15.5% less than men

in part because they tend to work in sectors where wages are lower, such as health care, and because they interrupt their career or temporarily start part-time work for children. giving them less work experience. Women also hold fewer managerial positions, for which higher wages are paid.

Remuneration differential

Part of the difference in wages also explains less easily: women receive about 6% less than men for the same job. One explanation for this is that men negotiate better wages than women and that this salary is often based on the salary earned previously. Once you get less, you do not shoot that fast.

By far, most employers find the pay gap unjust and want to solve it, according to a study by Statistics Netherlands. However, few concrete steps have been taken to encourage, for example, more women to hold higher positions.