Gender Pay Gap, 500 Euro Less Salary for Women in Italy: the Infographic

In Europe, working women earn the 13% less per hour compared to men, even though paying a woman less, for the same time and tasks, is a completely illegal practice. The data speaks clearly: the Gender Pay Gap it is a reality that weighs on all working women, conditioning their life choices.

The so-called gender pay gap it is a consolidated phenomenon also in Italy, where women earn on average 500 euro less each month compared to men.

07But what are the causes of this gap and how can they be eliminated? With l'infographic “Gender Pay Gap: the gender pay gap", CV app photograph the situation of the pay gaps gender in Italy and in the world, focusing on the less virtuous examples and the models to follow to reduce this gap.

Le causes of the Gender Pay Gap are multiple and derive from a very strong cultural heritage. In fact, most of the time, women make professional choices influenced by family responsibilities which they feel (and are) most burdened by, requesting part-time work, or adapting to working in low-wage sectors or non-managerial positions. Italy is not virtuous, since it is in 63rd place among the countries in the world that guarantee equal pay.

According to the World Economic Forum it will take another 267 years before an adequate female participation in the world of work is created in terms of economic opportunities.

Some positive signals are coming from world of sport which is timidly trying to adjust the salaries of professional athletes to those of their colleagues. The road is still long because the phenomenon is deeply rooted and little recognized. Other encouraging examples concern the initiatives of some States, like Iceland and New Zealand, which have enacted Pay transparency laws against gender discrimination.