Over the past few years, more and more governments are proposing to address the gender pay gap through transparency and information sharing. Taking action to address these setbacks on gender equality as countries emerge from the pandemic is not only relevant and timely but also critical for an inclusive, sustainable, and resilient recovery.Īs such, the importance of closing gender pay gaps is now more than ever recognized by governments, employers’, and workers’ organizations. All of these have led to a negative impact on women’s employment, threatening to reverse decades of progress made towards gender equality. In addition, women have been among the worst affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, including in terms of their income security, representation in sectors hardest hit, and gendered division of family responsibilities. While individual characteristics such as education, working time, occupational segregation, skills, or experience explain part of the gender pay gap, a large part is due to discrimination based on one’s gender or sex. Globally, women on average, are paid about 20 per cent less than men. Language: English, French, and Spanish with simultaneous interpretation including Sign Language
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