As of: March 6, 2024, 7:30 a.m
By: Anne Hund
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The income gap between men and women remains significant in this country.
According to a survey, many employees lack hope that this will change in the near future.
The majority of female employees in Germany feel that they are paid unfairly - and have little hope that this will change in the near future.
As a representative survey by the opinion research institute YouGov on behalf of the job exchange Indeed showed, 57 percent of women believe that they are not paid enough.
This puts Germany close to the international average: among those surveyed from eleven countries, 56 percent of employees were dissatisfied with their pay.
According to the
Work needs Women Report,
every second woman in Germany is pessimistic about a gender-equal future.
53 percent believe that equal pay for men and women will only be realistic in 50 years.
For the report, over 14,000 working women in eleven countries, including Germany, USA, France, India and Japan, were surveyed.
Women rarely ask for a raise
According to the Federal Statistical Office, the so-called gender pay gap, i.e. the income gap between men and women, was 18 percent per hour in Germany unadjusted in 2023.
Nevertheless, according to a survey, 45 percent of the women surveyed in this country have never asked for a wage increase.
Many (29 percent) said they simply didn't dare.
Few women in Germany (23 percent) also feel comfortable asking for a promotion.
While only 31 percent of older female employees perceive a gender pay gap, according to the survey, it is almost half (49 percent) of younger generations such as Gen Z and younger Millennials (25-34 years old).
“We are observing a generation of young women who have grown up with the awareness of gender-equal pay,” said Ute Neher, labor market expert at Indeed, in a statement.
According to the Federal Statistical Office, the so-called gender pay gap, i.e. the income gap between men and women, was 18 percent per hour in Germany unadjusted in 2023.
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What is Equal Pay Day?
In 2024, the so-called Equal Pay Day falls on March 6th.
The day of action draws attention to the “percentage difference in the average gross earnings of women and men,” says the
Baden-Württemberg State Center for Civic Education
on its website about the background.
The “Equal Pay Day” therefore stands for a calculation example that the
State Center for Civic Education
explains in the article: “Assuming men and women receive the same hourly wage: Then the Equal Pay Day stands for the day in a calendar year until in which women theoretically work unpaid, while men are paid for their work from January 1st."
(With material from dpa)