Why women in France are now working for 'free'
France's gender pay gap means women will be working "unpaid" from 4.16pm on November 4th and until the end of the year.
"As of this day, women in France start working for free until the end of the year, due to salary inequalities," said Les Glorieures, a feminist media platform.
They were referring to the number of days of paid work that, in women's case, disappear into the gender pay gap in France.
Women in France earn on average 15.5 percent less than men, according to the latest Eurostat report.
When converted to work days, that meant women will 39.2 work days without getting pay that they would have gotten if they were men.
⏰Bonjour, aujourd'hui à partir de 16h16, les femmes travaillent gratuitement du fait des inégalités salariales !
?Bonne nouvelle, il y a consensus pour condamner ces inégalités, et demander au Gouvernement d'agir. Signez la pétition #4Novembre16h16 ici https://t.co/nRGQb2WfWx
— Les Glorieuses Newsletter (@Les_Glorieuses) November 4, 2020
All European countries have a gender gap, according to the report, but France's was higher than the average of 14.8 percent.
France's gender pay gap has remained relatively stable over the last years, it was at 15.5 back in 2013 and went slightly up and down in the period that followed, before reaching the same level again.
The current gap was slightly larger than last year, up from 15.4 percent, meaning women in France worked for "free" as of 4.47pm on November 4th in 2019.
Eurostat defines the gender pay gap as "the difference between the average gross hourly earnings of men and women expressed as a percentage of the average gross hourly earnings of men." It is calculated for enterprises with 10 or more employees.
For the full list of pay gaps in European countries, see the image below:
Photo: Screen grab Eurostat
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"As of this day, women in France start working for free until the end of the year, due to salary inequalities," said Les Glorieures, a feminist media platform.
They were referring to the number of days of paid work that, in women's case, disappear into the gender pay gap in France.
Women in France earn on average 15.5 percent less than men, according to the latest Eurostat report.
When converted to work days, that meant women will 39.2 work days without getting pay that they would have gotten if they were men.
⏰Bonjour, aujourd'hui à partir de 16h16, les femmes travaillent gratuitement du fait des inégalités salariales !
— Les Glorieuses Newsletter (@Les_Glorieuses) November 4, 2020
?Bonne nouvelle, il y a consensus pour condamner ces inégalités, et demander au Gouvernement d'agir. Signez la pétition #4Novembre16h16 ici https://t.co/nRGQb2WfWx
All European countries have a gender gap, according to the report, but France's was higher than the average of 14.8 percent.
France's gender pay gap has remained relatively stable over the last years, it was at 15.5 back in 2013 and went slightly up and down in the period that followed, before reaching the same level again.
The current gap was slightly larger than last year, up from 15.4 percent, meaning women in France worked for "free" as of 4.47pm on November 4th in 2019.
Eurostat defines the gender pay gap as "the difference between the average gross hourly earnings of men and women expressed as a percentage of the average gross hourly earnings of men." It is calculated for enterprises with 10 or more employees.
For the full list of pay gaps in European countries, see the image below:
Photo: Screen grab Eurostat
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