EuroCom_ gender pay gap v3

What Europeans have to say about the

90%

of Europeans think that it is

gender pay gap

NOT acceptable that women are paid less

& the principle of equal pay for equal work

for the same job as men

26%

ONLY OF EUROPEANS ARE AWARE OF THE LEGAL GUARANTEE OF

EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK IN THEIR COUNTRY

EUROPEANS ARE MORE

POSITIVE ABOUT THE APPLICATION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK OR WORK OF EQUAL VALUE IN THEIR OWN COMPANY A majority thinks there is

58%

sufficient attention given to equal pay in their company

51% of Europeans think there is no pay discrimination in their company

of men

51%

of women

Men are more comfortable than women with negotiating their salary 43% 53%

48%

OF EUROPEANS ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THE IDEA OF

of women

of men

NEGOTIATING THEIR SALARY

The experience

with negotiating their salary varies…

obtained an increase 32%

25%

obtained no increase 19%

15%

intends to negociate 9%

10%

never negociated 35%

43%

What Europeans have to say about the

gender pay gap & the principle of equal pay for equal job EUROPEANS ARE…

64% are favour of the

Aware of the salaries of their immediate colleagues 65%

of men

publication of average wages

by job type and gender at their company

59%

of women

Latvia

Lithuania

Poland

Malta

Estonia

Finland

Luxembourg

Italy

Bulgaria

Portugal

Germany

Czech-Republic

Austria

Europe 28

Hungary

Spain

Cyprus

France

Greece

Belgium

Slovakia

United-Kingdom

Denmark

Croatia

Ireland

Romania

Slovenia

Netherland

Sweden

80 73 72 72 70 69 69 68 68 68 67 65 65 65 64 64 63 62 61 60 59 59 59 58 57 56 54 51 42

What if on average women earn less than men in their company?

EUROPEANS THINK THAT

WOMEN ARE PAID…

Europeans would…

2%

more than men

23%

the same as men

talk to their boss 31% 48%

69%

less than men

talk to their colleagues 35% 35%

contact trade unions 22% 30%

seek legal assistance 8% 15%

Romania

Bulgaria

Malta

Greece

Latvia

Italy

Lithuania

Cyprus

Portugal

Croatia

Ireland

Estonia

United-Kingdom

Poland

Luxembourg

Austria

Slovakia

Slovenia

Hungary

Europe 28

Czech-Republic

Belgium

Finland

Denmark

Spain

France

Germany

Netherland

Sweden

94 88 84 83 81 81 81 79 72 69 69 68 68 67 65 64 64 63 60 58 55 55 54 51 50 43 39 34 31

Source: Eurobarometer, Kantar Public