[HIGHLIGHTS] According to the study, the “care pay gap” in Germany is 17 percent

According to the study, the “care pay gap” in Germany is 17 percent. Most social sector employees work in child care and education.

The German Red Cross sees the need for politicians to provide more resources for the social sector. “The central question is: How much is the socialsector of society worth? Or to put it another way, how much can it cost?” said DRK department head Joß Steinke, co-author of the study.“Employees are valued less monetarily”